diff -Nru usplash-0.5.19/debian/changelog usplash-0.5.19ubuntu1/debian/changelog
--- usplash-0.5.19/debian/changelog	2008-03-31 12:14:15.000000000 +0200
+++ usplash-0.5.19ubuntu1/debian/changelog	2008-09-06 23:18:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+usplash (0.5.19ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * Apply Patch from Jan-Marek Glogowski
+    fixed Problem with segfaults on shutdown
+    (lp:#259761)
+
+ -- Martin Kaufmann <martin_kaufmann1983@yahoo.de>  Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:16:55 +0200
+
 usplash (0.5.19) hardy; urgency=low
 
   * debian/usplash.postinst: Add instructions about update-initramfs in
diff -Nru usplash-0.5.19/usplash.c usplash-0.5.19ubuntu1/usplash.c
--- usplash-0.5.19/usplash.c	2008-03-10 22:38:02.000000000 +0100
+++ usplash-0.5.19ubuntu1/usplash.c	2008-09-06 23:16:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 static int main_loop(void)
 {
 	struct timeval tv;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		fd_set rfds;
@@ -170,24 +171,28 @@
 
 		if (retval < 0 && errno != EINTR) {
 			/* Error */
-			return 1;
+			ret = 1;
+			break;
 		} else if (retval < 0 && errno == EINTR) {
 			/* Count cycles for timeout */
 			cycles++;
 			if (cycle_timeout && cycles >= cycle_timeout)
-				return 0;
+				break;
 		} else if (retval > 0) {
 			/* Data available */
-			int ret;
 			cycles = 0;
 			ret = read_command();
 			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Not reached */
-	return 0;
+	/* Disable pulsating on shutdown, otherwise SIGALRM / animate_step 
+	 * will likely crash usplash
+	 */
+	pulsating = 0;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int read_command(void)