diff --git a/nfs-utils-1.3.1-exportfs-empty.patch b/nfs-utils-1.3.1-exportfs-empty.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13dd4b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfs-utils-1.3.1-exportfs-empty.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+commit e725def62c73b4aa269fefc4c0d96abb41927fcb
+Author: Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com>
+Date:   Mon Nov 17 13:17:20 2014 -0500
+
+    exportfs: Do not fail on empty exports file.
+    
+    Commit 076dd80 introduced a regression that causes
+    exportfs to fail when there is an empty /etc/exports
+    file. A empty /etc/exports file is valid and should
+    not cause exportfs to fail.
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com>
+    Signed-off-by: Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com>
+
+diff --git a/support/export/export.c b/support/export/export.c
+index ce714d4..30a5b4a 100644
+--- a/support/export/export.c
++++ b/support/export/export.c
+@@ -71,12 +71,13 @@ static void warn_duplicated_exports(nfs_export *exp, struct exportent *eep)
+  *
+  */
+ void
+-export_read(char *fname)
++export_read(char *fname, int verbose)
+ {
+ 	struct exportent	*eep;
+ 	nfs_export		*exp;
+ 
+ 	int volumes = 0;
++	int bad_entry = 0;
+ 
+ 	setexportent(fname, "r");
+ 	while ((eep = getexportent(0,1)) != NULL) {
+@@ -85,13 +86,19 @@ export_read(char *fname)
+ 			exp = export_create(eep, 0);
+ 			if (exp)
+ 				volumes++;
++			else 
++				bad_entry++;
+ 		}
+ 		else
+ 			warn_duplicated_exports(exp, eep);
+ 	}
+ 	endexportent();
+-	if (volumes == 0)
+-		xlog(L_ERROR, "No file systems exported!");
++	if (volumes == 0) {
++		if (bad_entry > 0)
++			xlog(L_ERROR, "No file systems exported!");
++		else if (verbose)
++			xlog(L_WARNING, "No file systems exported!");
++	}
+ }
+ 
+ /**
+diff --git a/support/include/exportfs.h b/support/include/exportfs.h
+index 9021fae..3d89f12 100644
+--- a/support/include/exportfs.h
++++ b/support/include/exportfs.h
+@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct addrinfo *		client_resolve(const struct sockaddr *sap);
+ int 				client_member(const char *client,
+ 						const char *name);
+ 
+-void				export_read(char *fname);
++void				export_read(char *fname, int verbose);
+ void				export_reset(nfs_export *);
+ nfs_export *			export_lookup(char *hname, char *path, int caconical);
+ nfs_export *			export_find(const struct addrinfo *ai,
+diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
+index bdea12b..92fb9eb 100644
+--- a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
++++ b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
+@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void	error(nfs_export *exp, int err);
+ static void	usage(const char *progname, int n);
+ static void	validate_export(nfs_export *exp);
+ static int	matchhostname(const char *hostname1, const char *hostname2);
+-static void	export_d_read(const char *dname);
++static void	export_d_read(const char *dname, int verbose);
+ static void grab_lockfile(void);
+ static void release_lockfile(void);
+ 
+@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 	atexit(release_lockfile);
+ 
+ 	if (f_export && ! f_ignore) {
+-		export_read(_PATH_EXPORTS);
+-		export_d_read(_PATH_EXPORTS_D);
++		export_read(_PATH_EXPORTS, f_verbose);
++		export_d_read(_PATH_EXPORTS_D, f_verbose);
+ 	}
+ 	if (f_export) {
+ 		if (f_all)
+@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ out:
+ /* Based on mnt_table_parse_dir() in
+    util-linux-ng/shlibs/mount/src/tab_parse.c */
+ static void
+-export_d_read(const char *dname)
++export_d_read(const char *dname, int verbose)
+ {
+ 	int n = 0, i;
+ 	struct dirent **namelist = NULL;
+@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ export_d_read(const char *dname)
+ 			continue;
+ 		}
+ 
+-		export_read(fname);
++		export_read(fname, verbose);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
diff --git a/nfs-utils.spec b/nfs-utils.spec
index e253f27..5fbe1d4 100644
--- a/nfs-utils.spec
+++ b/nfs-utils.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Summary: NFS utilities and supporting clients and daemons for the kernel NFS ser
 Name: nfs-utils
 URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/nfs
 Version: 1.3.1
-Release: 2.1%{?dist}
+Release: 2.2%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 
 # group all 32bit related archs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Source4: lockd.conf
 
 Patch001: nfs-utils-1.3.2-rc2.patch
 Patch002: nfs-utils-1.3.1-mountd-dos.patch
+Patch003: nfs-utils-1.3.1-exportfs-empty.patch
 
 Patch100: nfs-utils-1.2.1-statdpath-man.patch
 Patch101: nfs-utils-1.2.1-exp-subtree-warn-off.patch
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ This package also contains the mount.nfs and umount.nfs program.
 
 %patch001 -p1
 %patch002 -p1
+%patch003 -p1
 
 %patch100 -p1
 %patch101 -p1
@@ -285,6 +287,9 @@ fi
 /sbin/umount.nfs4
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 17 2014 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> 1.3.1-2.2
+- Allow the server to start with an empty /etc/exports (bz 1164477)
+
 * Thu Nov 13 2014 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> 1.3.1-2.1
 - Fixed a mount DOS (bz 1163886)