diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index e0087b580..f4f309e5a 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.3.10
 
 9) Implement nested HTB classes.
 
+10) Fix 'start' with AUTOMAKE=Yes
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.3.9
 
 1) Logging rules now create separate chain.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 62e12dbb9..f3a281e6f 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ released late in 2009.
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 1.  Previously, specifying a source port for SCTP in
-    /etc/shorewall/tcfilters would cause an invalid rule to be generated.
+    /etc/shorewall/tcfilters would cause an invalid rule to be
+    generated.
+
+2.  When AUTOMAKE=Yes, the 'shorewall start' ('shorewall6 start')
+    command used the wrong compiled script to start the firewall.
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              K N O W N   P R O B L E M S   R E M A I N I N G
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diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index f02fdf17d..b09a6f238 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ start_command() {
 
 	if [ -n "$AUTOMAKE" ]; then
 	    [ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
-	    ${VARDIR}/.start $debugging start
+	    ${VARDIR}/firewall $debugging start
 	    rc=$?
 	    [ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
 	else