diff --git a/smartd-conf.py b/smartd-conf.py
index 28eb497..e44d011 100755
--- a/smartd-conf.py
+++ b/smartd-conf.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ for drive in drives:
 	    if float(getfile("/sys/module/libata/version")) < 1.20:
 		comment = "# not yet supported in this kernel version\n# "
 	if not comment:
-	    status = os.system("/usr/sbin/smartctl -i %s%s 2>&1 >/dev/null" %
+	    status = os.system("/usr/sbin/smartctl -s on -i %s%s 2>&1 >/dev/null" %
 		(driver, drive.device))
 	    if not os.WIFEXITED(status) or os.WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0:
 		comment = "# smartctl -i returns error for this drive\n# "
diff --git a/smartmontools.spec b/smartmontools.spec
index f4499cf..fe0199c 100644
--- a/smartmontools.spec
+++ b/smartmontools.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:	Tools for monitoring SMART capable hard disks
 Name:		smartmontools
 Version:	5.36
-Release: 	7%{?dist}
+Release: 	8%{?dist}
 Epoch:		1
 Group:		System Environment/Base
 License:	GPL
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ exit 0
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 22 2007 Tomas Mraz <tmraz@redhat.com> - 1:5.36-8
+- enable SMART on disks when smartd-conf.py runs (fix
+  by Calvin Ostrum) (#214502)
+
 * Mon Feb 12 2007 Tomas Mraz <tmraz@redhat.com> - 1:5.36-7
 - redirect service script output to null (#224566)