diff --git a/logrotate-3.7.8-readonly.patch b/logrotate-3.7.8-readonly.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afa60c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logrotate-3.7.8-readonly.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- logrotate-3.7.8/logrotate.c.readonly	2009-12-09 09:09:10.000000000 -0800
++++ logrotate-3.7.8/logrotate.c	2009-12-09 09:21:37.000000000 -0800
+@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int copyTruncate(char *currLog, c
+     message(MESS_DEBUG, "copying %s to %s\n", currLog, saveLog);
+ 
+     if (!debug) {
+-	if ((fdcurr = open(currLog, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
++	if ((fdcurr = open(currLog, (flags & LOG_FLAG_COPY) ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR)) < 0) {
+ 	    message(MESS_ERROR, "error opening %s: %s\n", currLog,
+ 		    strerror(errno));
+ 	    return 1;
diff --git a/logrotate.spec b/logrotate.spec
index 79f9650..1b0a11d 100644
--- a/logrotate.spec
+++ b/logrotate.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Rotates, compresses, removes and mails system log files
 Name: logrotate
 Version: 3.7.8
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 License: GPL+
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/l/o/logrotate/logrotate-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Patch1: logrotate-3.7.7-curdir2.patch
 Patch2: logrotate-3.7.7-toolarge.patch
 Patch3: logrotate-3.7.8-devnull.patch
 Patch4: logrotate-3.7.8-man5.patch
+Patch5: logrotate-3.7.8-readonly.patch
 
 Requires: coreutils >= 5.92 libsepol libselinux popt
 BuildRequires: libselinux-devel popt-devel
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ log files on your system.
 %patch2 -p1 -b .toolarge
 %patch3 -p1 -b .devnull
 %patch4 -p1 -b .man5
+%patch5 -p1 -b .readonly
 
 %build
 make %{?_smp_mflags} RPM_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" WITH_SELINUX=yes
@@ -61,6 +63,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %attr(0644, root, root) %verify(not size md5 mtime) %config(noreplace) %{_localstatedir}/lib/logrotate.status
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 09 2009 Henrique Martins <bugzilla-redhat-2009@martins.cc> 3.7.8-6
+- fix #545919 (rotate non-writable files when copy is set)
+
 * Tue Sep 29 2009 Daniel Novotny <dnovotny@redhat.com> 3.7.8-5
 - fix #525659 (man page for logrotate.conf)