diff --git a/bind.spec b/bind.spec
index a201acf..882f5d2 100644
--- a/bind.spec
+++ b/bind.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Summary:  The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) serv
 Name:     bind
 License:  ISC
 Version:  9.6.1
-Release:  5.%{PATCHVER}%{?dist}
+Release:  6.%{PATCHVER}%{?dist}
 Epoch:    32
 Url:      http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/
 Buildroot:%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %ghost %{chroot_prefix}/etc/localtime
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 21 2009 Adam Tkac <atkac redhat com> 32:9.6.1-6.P1
+- determine file size via `stat` instead of `ls` (#523682)
+
 * Thu Sep 15 2009 Adam Tkac <atkac redhat com> 32:9.6.1-5.P1
 - fix libs postun section again (#514728)
 - improve chroot related documentation (#507795)
diff --git a/named.init b/named.init
index 0d40dfb..12540a2 100755
--- a/named.init
+++ b/named.init
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ mount_chroot_conf()
       # If mount source is a file
       if ! [ -d "$all" ]; then
         # mount it only if it is not present in chroot or it is empty
-        if ! [ -e "$ROOTDIR$all" ] ||
-           [ `ls -s "$ROOTDIR$all" | awk '{ print $1 };'` -eq 0 ]; then
+        if ! [ -e "$ROOTDIR$all" ] || [ `stat -c'%s' "$ROOTDIR$all"` -eq 0 ]; then
           touch "$ROOTDIR$all"
           mount --bind "$all" "$ROOTDIR$all"
         fi