diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index 295bef0c6..047f439ef 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -1142,12 +1142,14 @@ compile_refresh_firewall()
 #
 process_action_file() # $1 = File Name
 {
-    local user_exit=$(find_file $1)
+    if ! list_search $1 $BUILTIN_ACTIONS; then
+	local user_exit=$(find_file $1)
 
-    if [ -f $user_exit ]; then
-	progress_message "Processing $user_exit ..."
-
-	. $user_exit
+	if [ -f $user_exit ]; then
+	    progress_message "Processing $user_exit ..."
+	    
+	    . $user_exit
+	fi
     fi
 }
 
@@ -1362,7 +1364,7 @@ merge_levels() # $1=level at which superior action is called, $2=level at which
 #
 define_builtin_actions() {
     ACTIONS="dropBcast allowBcast dropNotSyn rejNotSyn dropInvalid allowInvalid allowinUPnP allowoutUPnP forwardUPnP Limit"
-
+    BUILTIN_ACTIONS="$ACTIONS"
     USEDACTIONS=
 }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.config b/Shorewall/lib.config
index 8d5ece775..6b1d7d7d1 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.config
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.config
@@ -1874,6 +1874,8 @@ do_initialize() {
 
     run_user_exit params
 
+    [ "$PROGRAM" = compiler ] && run_user_exit compile
+
     config=$(find_file shorewall.conf)
 
     if [ -f $config ]; then
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index bfc64bf2e..c059b23ad 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ http://www.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.2/shorewall-3.2.8/releasenotes.txt
     /etc/shorewall/params and those required at run-time may be set in
     /etc/shorewall/init.
 
-    As part of this change, the 'compile' extension script introduced
-    in Shorewall 3.2.9 has been removed.
- 
 2)  Shorewall supports the notion of "default actions". A default
     action defines a set of rules that are applied before a policy is
     enforced. Default actions accomplish two goals: