diff --git a/bind.spec b/bind.spec
index cb9025e..53ee224 100644
--- a/bind.spec
+++ b/bind.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Summary:  The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) serv
 Name:     bind
 License:  ISC
 Version:  9.7.3
-Release:  0.1.%{PREVER}%{?dist}
+Release:  0.2.%{PREVER}%{?dist}
 Epoch:    32
 Url:      http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/
 Buildroot:%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -766,6 +766,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 05 2011 Adam Tkac <atkac redhat com> 32:9.7.3-0.2.b1
+- add new option DISABLE_ZONE_CHECKING to sysconfig/named
+
 * Wed Jan 05 2011 Adam Tkac <atkac redhat com> 32:9.7.3-0.1.b1
 - update to 9.7.3b1
 
diff --git a/named.init b/named.init
index 325f71c..d679a7a 100755
--- a/named.init
+++ b/named.init
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ start()
     exit 0;
   fi;
 
-  ckcf_options='-z'; # enable named-checkzone for each zone (9.3.1+) !
+  if ! [ "$DISABLE_ZONE_CHECKING" = yes ]; then
+    ckcf_options='-z'; # enable named-checkzone for each zone (9.3.1+) !
+  fi;
+
   if [ -n "${ROOTDIR}" -a "x${ROOTDIR}" != "x/" ]; then
     OPTIONS="${OPTIONS} -t ${ROOTDIR}"
     ckcf_options="$ckcf_options -t ${ROOTDIR}";
diff --git a/named.sysconfig b/named.sysconfig
index 671621d..8ba7d56 100644
--- a/named.sysconfig
+++ b/named.sysconfig
@@ -32,3 +32,9 @@
 #                            at startup. Don't add -t here, use ROOTDIR instead.
 #
 # KEYTAB_FILE="/dir/file"    --  Specify named service keytab file (for GSS-TSIG)
+#
+# DISABLE_ZONE_CHECKING  -- By default, initscript calls named-checkzone
+#			    utility for every zone to ensure all zones are
+#			    valid before named starts. If you set this option
+#			    to 'yes' then initscript doesn't perform those
+#			    checks.