diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6 b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
index 6f03e47de..7513b9696 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ COMMAND="$1"
 [ -n "${PRODUCT:=Shorewall6}" ]
 
 kernel=$(printf "%2d%02d%02d\n" $(echo $(uname -r) 2> /dev/null | sed 's/-.*//' | tr '.' ' ' ) | head -n1)
-if [ $kernel -lt 20625 ]; then
-    error_message "ERROR: $PRODUCT requires Linux kernel 2.6.25 or later"
+if [ $kernel -lt 20624 ]; then
+    error_message "ERROR: $PRODUCT requires Linux kernel 2.6.24 or later"
     status=2
 else 
     case "$COMMAND" in
diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 262df7fe0..a65b5fcdd 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.3.9
 
 2) Fix netmask genereation in tcfilters.
 
+3) Allow Shorewall6 with kernel 2.6.24
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.3.8
 
 1) Apply Tuomo Soini's patch for USE_DEFAULT_RT.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index c247b39dd..b8d9b3231 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ None.
     Notice also that the new LOG rule reflects the original action
     ("REJECT") rather than what Shorewall maps that to ("reject").
 
+2)  Shorewall6 has now been tested on kernel 2.6.24 (Ubuntu Hardy) and
+    hence will now start successfully when running on that kernel.
+
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