diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 057607ed3..5710b1c4a 100755
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ Changes since 1.4.9
 9) Don't add broadcasts to /0 groups.
 
 10) Fix "-" in PROTO column of an action file.
+
+11) Fix the enhancement in 1) above to avoid startup errors.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Shorewall/firewall b/Shorewall/firewall
index 44f28095e..4b09de37e 100755
--- a/Shorewall/firewall
+++ b/Shorewall/firewall
@@ -3917,8 +3917,8 @@ setup_masq()
 		;;
 	esac
 
+	temp=
 	if [ -n "$addresses" ]; then
-	    temp=
 	    for address in `separate_list $addresses`; do
 		temp="$temp --to-source $address"
 	    done
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index fe4240573..3d554ecd5 100755
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Problems Corrected since version 1.4.9:
 5. Specifying "-" or "all" in the PROTO column of an action no longer
    causes a startup error. 
 
+6. Fixed a problem in which the firewall would encounter an error
+   during startup while processing the /etc/shorewall/masq file.
+
 Migration Issues:
 
 None.