diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index 515532bb8..6567fc80c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -379,24 +379,24 @@ sub process_routestopped() {
 	my $desti   = match_dest_dev $interface;
 	my $rule    = shift @rule;
 
-	add_rule $filter_table->{INPUT},  "$sourcei $source $rule -j ACCEPT";
-	add_rule $filter_table->{OUTPUT}, "$desti $dest $rule -j ACCEPT" unless $config{ADMINISABSENTMINDED};
+	add_rule $filter_table->{INPUT},  "$sourcei $source $rule -j ACCEPT", 1;
+	add_rule $filter_table->{OUTPUT}, "$desti $dest $rule -j ACCEPT", 1 unless $config{ADMINISABSENTMINDED};
 
 	my $matched = 0;
 
 	if ( $source{$host} ) {
-	    add_rule $filter_table->{FORWARD}, "$sourcei $source $rule -j ACCEPT";
+	    add_rule $filter_table->{FORWARD}, "$sourcei $source $rule -j ACCEPT", 1;
 	    $matched = 1;
 	}
 
 	if ( $dest{$host} ) {
-	    add_rule $filter_table->{FORWARD}, "$desti $dest $rule -j ACCEPT";
+	    add_rule $filter_table->{FORWARD}, "$desti $dest $rule -j ACCEPT", 1;
 	    $matched = 1;
 	}
 
 	if ( $notrack{$host} ) {
-	    add_rule $raw_table->{PREROUTING}, "$sourcei $source $rule -j NOTRACK";
-	    add_rule $raw_table->{OUTPUT},     "$desti $dest $rule -j NOTRACK";
+	    add_rule $raw_table->{PREROUTING}, "$sourcei $source $rule -j NOTRACK", 1;
+	    add_rule $raw_table->{OUTPUT},     "$desti $dest $rule -j NOTRACK", 1;
 	}
 
 	unless ( $matched ) {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ sub process_routestopped() {
 		    my ( $interface1, $h1 , $seq1 ) = split /\|/, $host1;
 		    my $dest1 = match_dest_net $h1;
 		    my $desti1 = match_dest_dev $interface1;
-		    add_rule $filter_table->{FORWARD}, "$sourcei $desti1 $source $dest1 $rule -j ACCEPT";
+		    add_rule $filter_table->{FORWARD}, "$sourcei $desti1 $source $dest1 $rule -j ACCEPT", 1;
 		    clearrule;
 		}
 	    }
diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index b036c5883..6a70a1a91 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.4.4
 
 3)  Add logrotate scripts.
 
+4)  Allow long port lists in /etc/shorewall/routestopped.
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.3
 
 1)  Move Debian INITLOG initialization to /etc/default/shorewall
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 5f2680239..b165d0e35 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ None.
     while the RPMs do not depend on the logrotate package, RPM installation
     will produce an error message if that package is not installed.
 
+2)  The limit of 15 entries in a port list has been relaxed in
+    /etc/shorewall/routestopped.
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 N E W   F E A T U R E S   I N   4 . 4 . 0
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
index 06c555a1c..2f94827b3 100644
--- a/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
+++ b/docs/configuration_file_basics.xml
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ DNAT       net        loc:192.168.1.3 tcp       4000:4100</programlisting>
     <para>Also, unless otherwise documented, a port list can be preceded by
     '!' to specify "All ports except these" (e.g., "!80,443").</para>
 
-    <para>Port lists appearing in the <ulink
+    <para>Prior to Shorewall 4.4.4, port lists appearing in the <ulink
     url="manpages/shorewall-routestopped.html">/etc/shorewall/routestopped</ulink>
     file may specify no more than 15 ports; port ranges appearing in a list
     count as two ports each.</para>