diff --git a/0001-virt-top-fix-to-explicitly-disconnect-from-libvirtd.patch b/0001-virt-top-fix-to-explicitly-disconnect-from-libvirtd.patch
index 330091f..4171ce6 100644
--- a/0001-virt-top-fix-to-explicitly-disconnect-from-libvirtd.patch
+++ b/0001-virt-top-fix-to-explicitly-disconnect-from-libvirtd.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 From 4b15ee2440b0e70e3c1eb5e164ded493e2d8f0c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Yuya Higashi <higashi.yuya@fujitsu.com>
 Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:56:21 +0900
-Subject: [PATCH] virt-top: fix to explicitly disconnect from libvirtd
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] virt-top: fix to explicitly disconnect from libvirtd
 
 To prevent libvirtd from printing virNetSocketReadWire I/O errors when
 the virt-top command exits, explicitly disconnect from libvirtd.
diff --git a/0002-virt-top-fix-to-parse-init-file-correctly.patch b/0002-virt-top-fix-to-parse-init-file-correctly.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a47641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-virt-top-fix-to-parse-init-file-correctly.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From 1d04fdfce6edea685596fbb18920799c70f1d7fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yuya Higashi <higashi.yuya@fujitsu.com>
+Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 09:18:15 +0900
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] virt-top: fix to parse init-file correctly
+
+This fixes the following runtime error when parsing init-file.
+
+$ virt-top --init-file <(echo "sort id")
+Error: Invalid_argument("String.sub / Bytes.sub")
+Raised at Stdlib.invalid_arg in file "stdlib.ml", line 30, characters 20-45
+Called from Stdlib__String.sub in file "string.ml" (inlined), line 50, characters 2-23
+Called from Utils.split in file "utils.ml", line 82, characters 24-68
+Called from Utils.read_config_file.(fun) in file "utils.ml", line 114, characters 23-37
+Called from Stdlib__List.map in file "list.ml", line 92, characters 20-23
+Called from Top.start_up.try_to_read_init_file in file "top.ml", line 153, characters 17-42
+Called from Main.script_mode in file "main.ml", line 37, characters 6-17
+
+Signed-off-by: Yuya Higashi <higashi.yuya@fujitsu.com>
+---
+ src/utils.ml | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/utils.ml b/src/utils.ml
+index 1f00803..8dfb255 100644
+--- a/src/utils.ml
++++ b/src/utils.ml
+@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ let trim ?(test = isspace) str =
+ let split str sep =
+   try
+     let i = String.index str sep in
+-    String.sub str 0 i, String.sub str (i+1) (String.length str - 1)
++    String.sub str 0 i, String.sub str (i+1) (String.length str - i - 1)
+   with
+     Not_found -> str, ""
+ 
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/virt-top.spec b/virt-top.spec
index e467528..ece1219 100644
--- a/virt-top.spec
+++ b/virt-top.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %undefine _package_note_flags
 Name:           virt-top
 Version:        1.1.1
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Utility like top(1) for displaying virtualization stats
 License:        GPLv2+
 
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Patch1:         virt-top-1.0.9-processcsv-documentation.patch
 # Fix "Input/output error" in journal (RHBZ#2148798)
 Patch2:         0001-virt-top-fix-to-explicitly-disconnect-from-libvirtd.patch
 
+# Fix parse error using --init-file option (RHBZ#2159549)
+Patch3:         0002-virt-top-fix-to-parse-init-file-correctly.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  ocaml >= 3.10.2
@@ -116,6 +119,10 @@ install -m 0644 processcsv.py.1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man1/
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 10 2023 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.1.1-8
+- Fix parse error using --init-file option
+  resolves: rhbz#2159549
+
 * Mon Nov 28 2022 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.1.1-7
 - Fix "Input/output error" in journal
   resolves: rhbz#2148798