diff --git a/net-snmp.spec b/net-snmp.spec
index 672168f..530585b 100644
--- a/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/net-snmp.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Summary: A collection of SNMP protocol tools and libraries
 Name: net-snmp
 Version: %{major_ver}
-Release: 16%{?dist}
+Release: 17%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 
 License: BSD and MIT
@@ -429,6 +429,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_datadir}/snmp/mibs
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 14 2009 Jan Safranek <orion@cora.nwra.com> 1:5.4.2.1-17
+- implement force-reload command in initscripts (#523126)
+
 * Fri Aug 21 2009 Tomas Mraz <tmraz@redhat.com> - 1:5.4.2.1-16
 - rebuilt with new openssl
 
diff --git a/net-snmpd.init b/net-snmpd.init
index 98b2b6a..68e4a4e 100755
--- a/net-snmpd.init
+++ b/net-snmpd.init
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	restart
 	RETVAL=$?
         ;;
-  reload)
+  reload|force-reload)
 	reload
 	RETVAL=$?
         ;;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	RETVAL=$?
         ;;
   *)
-	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|reload}"
+	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|reload|force-reload}"
 	RETVAL=2
 esac
 
diff --git a/net-snmptrapd.init b/net-snmptrapd.init
index bba1b6a..76ae00c 100755
--- a/net-snmptrapd.init
+++ b/net-snmptrapd.init
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	restart
 	RETVAL=$?
         ;;
-  reload)
+  reload|force-reload)
 	reload
 	RETVAL=$?
         ;;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	RETVAL=$?
         ;;
   *)
-	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|reload}"
+	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|reload|force-reload}"
 	RETVAL=2
 esac