diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 4c07882ce..b3450ee65 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.3.10
 
 12) Externalize 'flow'.
 
+13) 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 a0353fa99..687f7b468 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ released late in 2009.
 2.  The list of networks returned by the 'shorewall iprange' command
     was not minimal.
 
+3.  When AUTOMAKE=Yes, the 'shorewall start' ('shorewall6 start')
+    command used the wrong compiled script to start the firewall.
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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