diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.base b/Shorewall/lib.base
index d94dc4f4b..30db070fc 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.base
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.base
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ lib_load() # $1 = Name of the Library, $2 = Error Message heading if the library
     eval loaded=\$LIB_${1}_LOADED
 
     if [ -z "$loaded" ]; then
-	if [ -n "$SHOREWALL_PL" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$SHOREWALL_PERL" ]; then
 	    eval LIB_${1}_LOADED=Yes
 	    return
 	fi
diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.config b/Shorewall/lib.config
index e969cc8e8..db278db07 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.config
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.config
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ do_initialize() {
 	strip_file_and_lib_load tcrules tcrules
 	strip_file tos
 	strip_file_and_lib_load tunnels tunnels
-	if [ -n "$SHOREWALL_PL" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$SHOREWALL_PERL" ]; then
 	    report_capabilities1 > $TMP_DIR/capabilities
 	    export TMP_DIR
 	    export CONFIG_PATH
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 5726754fb..8d4c5070e 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.2/shorewall-3.2.9/releasenotes.txt
     /etc/shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.conf. When you upgrade,
     your shorewall.conf file will be renamed shorewall-lite.conf.
 
+5)  This issue only applies if you use Shorewall Lite or if you use an
+    /etc/shorewall/capabilities file to speed up [re]start.
+
+    Shorewall now detects additional capabilities which need to be
+    recorded in your capabilities file(s). Be sure to regenerate that
+    (those) file(s) after you have installed Shorewall 3.4.x.
+
 New Features in Shorewall 3.4:
 
 1)  In order to accomodate small embedded applications, Shorewall 3.4