diff --git a/rsyslog.spec b/rsyslog.spec
index 941a7a3..0e145b4 100644
--- a/rsyslog.spec
+++ b/rsyslog.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Summary: Enhanced system logging and kernel message trapping daemon
 Name: rsyslog
 Version: 8.23.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: (GPLv3+ and ASL 2.0)
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 URL: http://www.rsyslog.com/
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Obsoletes: sysklogd < 1.5-11
 
 # tweak the upstream service file to honour configuration from /etc/sysconfig/rsyslog
 Patch0: rsyslog-8.8.0-sd-service.patch
+Patch1: rsyslog-8.23.0-msg_c_nonoverwrite_merge.patch
 
 %package crypto
 Summary: Encryption support
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ mv build doc
 # set up rsyslog sources
 %setup -q -D
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 autoreconf -iv
 
@@ -516,6 +518,9 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/rsyslog/omamqp1.so
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 20 2016 Radovan Sroka <rsroka@redhat.com> - 8.23.0-2
+- added forgoten patch rsyslog-8.23.0-msg_c_nonoverwrite_merge.patch
+
 * Tue Dec 20 2016 Radovan Sroka <rsroka@redhat.com> - 8.23.0-1
 - rebase to 8.23.0
 - change build requires from libfastjson to libfastjson-devel