diff --git a/psacct-logrotate.in b/psacct-logrotate.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a24e64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psacct-logrotate.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Logrotate file for psacct RPM
+
+%{accounting_logdir}/pacct {
+    compress
+    delaycompress
+    notifempty
+    daily
+    rotate 31
+    create 0600 root root
+    postrotate
+       if /etc/init.d/psacct status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+           %{_sbindir}/accton %{accounting_logdir}/pacct
+       fi
+    endscript
+}
diff --git a/psacct.spec b/psacct.spec
index 84e31c9..04ae011 100644
--- a/psacct.spec
+++ b/psacct.spec
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 Summary: Utilities for monitoring process activities
 Name: psacct
 Version: 6.5.1
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: Applications/System
 URL: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/acct/
 Source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/acct/acct-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1: psacct.init
+Source2: psacct-logrotate.in
 # This dumb patch breaks FHS 2.2 compliance, so it is disabled now except
 # in 7.x builds.  Do not use it in new products.
 Patch0: acct-6.3.2-config.patch
@@ -99,30 +100,7 @@ touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{accounting_logdir}/pacct
 
 # Create logrotate config file
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/logrotate.d
-cat > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/logrotate.d/psacct <<EOF
-# Logrotate file for psacct RPM
- 
-%{accounting_logdir}/pacct {
-#prerotate loses accounting records, let's no
-#   prerotate
-#       /etc/init.d/psacct status;
-#       STATUS=\$?
-#       %{_sbindir}/accton
-#   endscript
-    compress
-    delaycompress
-    notifempty
-    daily
-    rotate 31
-    create 0600 root root
-    postrotate
-       if [ \$STATUS -eq 0 ]
-       then
-          %{_sbindir}/accton %{accounting_logdir}/pacct
-       fi
-    endscript
-}     
-EOF
+sed -e 's|%%{accounting_logdir}|%{accounting_logdir}|g;s|%%{_sbindir}|%{_sbindir}|g' %{SOURCE2} > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/logrotate.d/psacct
 
 # Install initscript
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/rc.d/init.d
@@ -184,6 +162,10 @@ fi
 %{_infodir}/accounting.info.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 28 2010 Ivana Hutarova Varekova <varekova@redhat.com> - 6.5.1-5
+- Fix the logrotate script and split its template to a separate file.
+  (Michal Schmidt patch, thanks)
+
 * Thu Jan 28 2010 Ivana Hutarova Varekova <varekova@redhat.com> - 6.5.1-4
 - fix the logrotate change