diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index e0e4f1a9b..18300ca5a 100755
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Changes in 3.0.0 RC 3.
 
 2) Suppress 'ambiguous redirect' error messages.
 
-2) Correct stupid typo in release notes ([rej|drop]NewNot vs. [rej|drop]NewNon)
+3) Correct stupid typo in release notes ([rej|drop]NewNot vs. [rej|drop]NewNon).
+
+4) Stop whining about ipt_owner messages under kernel 2.6.14.
 
 Changes in 3.0.0 RC 2.
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/functions b/Shorewall/functions
index 1d826415f..c7aebb3ea 100755
--- a/Shorewall/functions
+++ b/Shorewall/functions
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ determine_capabilities() {
     qt $IPTABLES -A fooX1234 -m physdev --physdev-in eth0 -j ACCEPT                     && PHYSDEV_MATCH=Yes
     qt $IPTABLES -A fooX1234 -m iprange --src-range 192.168.1.5-192.168.1.124 -j ACCEPT && IPRANGE_MATCH=Yes
     qt $IPTABLES -A fooX1234 -m recent --update -j ACCEPT                               && RECENT_MATCH=Yes
-    qt $IPTABLES -A fooX1234 -m owner --cmd-owner foo -j ACCEPT                         && OWNER_MATCH=Yes
+    qt $IPTABLES -A fooX1234 -m owner --uid-owner 0 -j ACCEPT                           && OWNER_MATCH=Yes
     qt $IPTABLES -A fooX1234 -m connmark --mark 2  -j ACCEPT                            && CONNMARK_MATCH=Yes
     qt $IPTABLES -A fooX1234 -p tcp -m ipp2p --ipp2p -j ACCEPT                          && IPP2P_MATCH=Yes
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 8d6a996f8..2dab9c232 100755
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ Problems Corrected in 3.0.0 RC 3:
     "/usr/share/shorewall/firewall:  line 128:  $RESTOREBASE:  ambiguous
     redirect"
 
+3)  The test that Shorewall uses to detect the availability of the
+    owner match capability has been changed to avoid the generation
+    of ipt_owner messages under kernel 2.6.14.
+
 Migration Considerations:
 
 1) The "monitor" command has been eliminated.