diff --git a/rsync-2.6.9-acl-xattr-delete-bug.patch b/rsync-2.6.9-acl-xattr-delete-bug.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1a11b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rsync-2.6.9-acl-xattr-delete-bug.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+--- rsync-2.6.9/flist.c	2007-02-18 19:25:08.000000000 -0500
++++ rsync-2.6.9.fix/flist.c	2007-02-18 19:24:38.000000000 -0500
+@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@
+ 		file->mode = tweak_mode(file->mode, chmod_modes);
+ 
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
+-	if (preserve_acls) {
++	if (preserve_acls && f >= 0) {
+ 		sx.st.st_mode = file->mode;
+ 		sx.acc_acl = sx.def_acl = NULL;
+ 		if (get_acl(fname, &sx) < 0)
+@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@
+ 	}
+ #endif
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS
+-	if (preserve_xattrs) {
++	if (preserve_xattrs && f >= 0) {
+ 		sx.xattr = NULL;
+ 		if (get_xattr(fname, &sx) < 0)
+ 			return NULL;
+@@ -1021,20 +1021,20 @@
+ 		flist->files[flist->count++] = file;
+ 		send_file_entry(file, f);
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
+-		if (preserve_acls)
++		if (preserve_acls && f >= 0)
+ 			send_acl(&sx, f);
+ #endif
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS
+-		if (preserve_xattrs)
++		if (preserve_xattrs && f >= 0)
+ 			send_xattr(&sx, f);
+ #endif
+ 	} else {
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
+-		if (preserve_acls)
++		if (preserve_acls && f >= 0)
+ 			free_acl(&sx);
+ #endif
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS
+-		if (preserve_xattrs)
++		if (preserve_xattrs && f >= 0)
+ 			free_xattr(&sx);
+ #endif
+ 	}
diff --git a/rsync.spec b/rsync.spec
index d1f56a6..99391bc 100644
--- a/rsync.spec
+++ b/rsync.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 Summary: A program for synchronizing files over a network.
 Name: rsync
 Version: 2.6.9
-Release: 1
+Release: 2
 Group: Applications/Internet
 # TAG: for pre versions use
 #Source:	ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync-%{version}pre1.tar.gz
 Source:	ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1: rsync.xinetd
+Patch1: rsync-2.6.9-acl-xattr-delete-bug.patch
 BuildRequires: libacl-devel, libattr-devel, autoconf, make, gcc
 Prefix: %{_prefix}
 BuildRoot: /var/tmp/%{name}-root
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ package.
 %setup -q
 patch -p1 < patches/acls.diff
 patch -p1 < patches/xattrs.diff
+%patch1 -p1 -b .acl_xattrs_bug
 
 %build
 rm -fr autom4te.cache
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_mandir}/man5/rsyncd.conf.5*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 19 2007 Simo Sorce <ssorce@redhat.com> - 2.6.9-2
+- fix acl/xattr bug with --delete: (bz#229145)
+
 * Wed Nov 22 2006 Florian La Roche <laroche@redhat.com> - 2.6.9-1
 - update to 2.6.9