diff --git a/SOURCES/numad-0.5git-m-option.patch b/SOURCES/numad-0.5git-m-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a31816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/numad-0.5git-m-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+commit cf6c2c029edc9c288122bcd603a72eb7f6d042d2
+Author: Jan Synacek <jsynacek@redhat.com>
+Date:   Mon Oct 30 11:37:45 2017 +0100
+
+    recognize -m option correctly
+
+diff --git a/numad.c b/numad.c
+index 4c85486..0721af4 100644
+--- a/numad.c
++++ b/numad.c
+@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+     int x_flag = 0;
+     int tmp_int = 0;
+     long list_pid = 0;
+-    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "C:dD:hH:i:K:l:p:r:R:S:t:u:vVw:x:")) != -1) {
++    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "C:dD:hH:i:K:l:m:p:r:R:S:t:u:vVw:x:")) != -1) {
+         switch (opt) {
+         case 'C':
+             C_flag = 1;
diff --git a/SPECS/numad.spec b/SPECS/numad.spec
index b5e079e..81aaf76 100644
--- a/SPECS/numad.spec
+++ b/SPECS/numad.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name: numad
 Version: 0.5
-Release: 36.20150602git%{?dist}
+Release: 37.20150602git%{?dist}
 Summary: NUMA user daemon
 
 License: LGPLv2
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ URL: https://pagure.io/numad
 Source0: %{name}-%{version}git.tar.xz
 Patch0: 0000-remove-conf.patch
 
+# RHEL-16571
+# Upstream commit: https://pagure.io/numad/c/cf6c2c029edc9c288122bcd603a72eb7f6d042d2
+Patch1:  numad-0.5git-m-option.patch
+
 Requires: systemd-units
 Requires(post): systemd-units
 Requires(preun): systemd-units
@@ -29,8 +33,7 @@ that monitors NUMA characteristics and manages placement of processes
 and memory to minimize memory latency and thus provide optimum performance.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}git
-%patch0 -p1
+%autosetup -n %{name}-%{version}git
 
 %build
 make CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -std=gnu99" LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS -lpthread -lrt -lm"
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ install -p -m 644 numad.logrotate %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/%{name}
 %systemd_postun numad.service
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 15 2023 Lukáš Zaoral <lzaoral@redhat.com> - 0.5-37.20150602git
+- recognize the -m option (RHEL-16571)
+
 * Mon Aug 09 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 0.5-36.20150602git
 - Rebuilt for IMA sigs, glibc 2.34, aarch64 flags
   Related: rhbz#1991688