diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 799af68be..173532ea7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Changes in 3.4.0 Beta 2
 
 1)  Fix for empty blacklist file.
 
+2)  Don't copy files from /usr/share/shorewall into the compiled script.
+
 Changes in 3.4.0 Beta 1
 
 1)  Correct handling of masq file.
diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index 5b0eadc12..2a59d1e3e 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -117,10 +117,20 @@ append_file() # $1 = File Name
 {
     local user_exit=$(find_file $1)
 
-    if [ -f $user_exit ]; then
-	save_progress_message "Processing $user_exit ..."
-	indent $user_exit >&3
-    fi
+    case $user_exit in
+	$SHAREDIR/*)
+	    #
+	    # Don't copy files from /usr/share/shorewall into the compiled script
+	    #
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    if [ -f $user_exit ]; then
+		save_progress_message "Processing $user_exit ..."
+		indent $user_exit >&3
+		save_command
+	    fi
+	    ;;
+    esac
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 6d81b56ed..d14bfa14c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ Problems Corrected in 3.4.0 Beta 2
     script contained a syntax error (the function load_blacklist() was
     empty).
 
+2)  If the file /etc/shorewall/init did not exist, then the compiler
+    would incorrectly copy /usr/share/shorewall/init into the
+    compiled script. /usr/share/shorewall/init is a symbolic link
+    to the Shorewall init script (usually /etc/init.d/shorewall).
+
 Migration Considerations:
 
 1)  Shorewall supports the notion of "default actions". A default