diff --git a/slim.spec b/slim.spec
index 9b2641c..21b11b9 100644
--- a/slim.spec
+++ b/slim.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           slim
 Version:        1.3.1
-Release:        11%{?dist}
+Release:        12%{?dist}
 Summary:        Simple Login Manager
 
 Group:          User Interface/X
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Source1:        %{name}.pam
 # adapted from debian to use freedesktop
 Source2:        slim-update_slim_wmlist
 Source3:        slim-fedora.txt
+# logrotate entry (see bz#573743)
+Source4:        slim.logrotate.d
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 # TODO: Post these patches to upstream BTS
@@ -101,6 +103,9 @@ install -p -m644 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/pam.d/slim
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
 ln -s ../../../backgrounds/tiles/default_blue.jpg $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/slim/themes/default/background.jpg
 
+# install logrotate entry
+install -m0644 -D %{SOURCE4} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/slim
+
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %doc COPYING ChangeLog README* THEMES TODO
 %config(noreplace) %verify(not size mtime md5) %{_sysconfdir}/pam.d/slim
 %config(noreplace) %verify(not size mtime md5) %{_sysconfdir}/slim.conf
+%config(noreplace) %verify(not size mtime md5) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/slim
 %{_bindir}/slim*
 %{_bindir}/update_slim_wmlist
 %{_mandir}/man1/slim*.1*
@@ -118,6 +124,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 29 2010 Lorenzo Villani <lvillani@binaryhelix.net> - 1.3.1-12
+- Add logrotate.d file to work-around bz#573743
+
 * Fri Feb 19 2010 Lorenzo Villani <lvillani@binaryhelix.net> - 1.3.1-11
 - Refresh slim-1.3.1-selinux.patch to include fix for bz#561095