diff --git a/STABLE2/changelog.txt b/STABLE2/changelog.txt
index 5f15550f2..5ab89b4a7 100644
--- a/STABLE2/changelog.txt
+++ b/STABLE2/changelog.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ Changes since 2.0.2
     comments in the rules file WRT "all" in SOURCE or DEST.
 
 16) Pass INVALID icmp packets through the blacklisting chains.
+
+17) Fix bogus code in process_tc_rule()
diff --git a/STABLE2/firewall b/STABLE2/firewall
index d684f0d4b..26b5296ce 100755
--- a/STABLE2/firewall
+++ b/STABLE2/firewall
@@ -2052,11 +2052,7 @@ process_tc_rule()
 	    esac
 	fi
 
-	if [ "x$dest" != "x-"  ]; then
-	    verify_interface $dest || fatal_error "Unknown interface $dest in rule \"$rule\""
-	    r="${r}$(match_dest_dev $dest) "
-	fi
-
+	[ "x$dest"   = "x-"  ] || r="${r}-d $dest "
 	[ "$proto"   = "all" ] || r="${r}-p $proto "
 	[ "x$port"   = "x-"  ] || r="${r}--dport $port "
 	[ "x$sport"  = "x-"  ] || r="${r}--sport $sport "
diff --git a/STABLE2/releasenotes.txt b/STABLE2/releasenotes.txt
index 71755621f..0df160bb5 100644
--- a/STABLE2/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/STABLE2/releasenotes.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ Problems Corrected since 2.0.2
     not possible to blacklist hosts that are mounting certain types of
     ICMP-based DOS attacks.
 
+Problems corrected since 2.0.3:
+
+1)  Non-empty entries in the /etc/shorewall/tcrules DEST column 
+    generated an error message and Shorewall failed to start.
+
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 Issues when migrating from Shorewall 2.0.2 to Shorewall 2.0.3: