diff --git a/plymouth-0.5.0-no-set-e.patch b/plymouth-0.5.0-no-set-e.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4d7b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plymouth-0.5.0-no-set-e.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up plymouth-0.5.0/scripts/plymouth-populate-initrd.in.no-set-e plymouth-0.5.0/scripts/plymouth-populate-initrd.in
+--- plymouth-0.5.0/scripts/plymouth-populate-initrd.in.no-set-e	2008-08-01 14:52:58.000000000 -0400
++++ plymouth-0.5.0/scripts/plymouth-populate-initrd.in	2008-08-01 14:53:21.000000000 -0400
+@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
+ 
+ [ -z "$DESTDIR" ] || exit 0
+ 
+-set -e
+-
+ [ -z "$LIBEXECDIR" ] && LIBEXECDIR="/usr/libexec"
+ [ -z "$DATADIR" ] && DATADIR="/usr/share"
+ [ -z "$SYSTEMMAP" ] && SYSTEM_MAP="/boot/System.map-$(/bin/uname -r)"
diff --git a/plymouth.spec b/plymouth.spec
index 8501388..0044995 100644
--- a/plymouth.spec
+++ b/plymouth.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Plymouth Graphical Boot Animation and Logger
 Name: plymouth
 Version: 0.5.0
-Release: 8.2008.08.01%{?dist}
+Release: 9.2008.08.01%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source0: http://freedesktop.org/software/plymouth/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Requires: system-logos >= 9.0.1
 Requires: system-plymouth-plugin >= %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: mkinitrd
 
+Patch0: plymouth-0.5.0-no-set-e.patch
+
 %description
 Plymouth provides an attractive graphical boot animation in
 place of the text messages that normally get shown.  Text
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ spins in the shape of an infinity sign.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .no-set-e
 
 %build
 %configure --enable-tracing --disable-tests --without-boot-entry \
@@ -170,6 +173,10 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/plymouth/spinfinity.so
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug  1 2008 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 0.5.0-9.2008.08.01
+- new plymout-populate-initrd features don't work with the set -e at the
+  top of it.
+
 * Thu Jul 31 2008 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 0.5.0-8.2008.08.01
 - Update to another snapshot to actually get new
   plymouth-populate-initrd features