diff --git a/SOURCES/0143-lsmem-make-split-optional-follow-output-by-default.patch b/SOURCES/0143-lsmem-make-split-optional-follow-output-by-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee4497a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/0143-lsmem-make-split-optional-follow-output-by-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+From 66d819dc82080e9dba609b3bfff45c14d7c3ba3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 10:58:33 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] lsmem: make --split optional, follow output by default
+
+Let's keep lsmem backwardly compatible (<=v2.30) and create ranges
+according to the output columns by default. This default behavior may
+be modified by --split command line option.
+
+Upstream: http://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/96cbe362c034305e5f12a912b4247b3321420ee7
+Addresses: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1496421
+Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
+---
+ sys-utils/lsmem.1 | 14 ++++++--------
+ sys-utils/lsmem.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
+ 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/sys-utils/lsmem.1 b/sys-utils/lsmem.1
+index 3f5cd7d4b..bfe312bfc 100644
+--- a/sys-utils/lsmem.1
++++ b/sys-utils/lsmem.1
+@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@ Always explicitly define expected columns by using the \fB\-\-output\fR option
+ together with a columns list in environments where a stable output is required.
+
+ The \fBlsmem\fP command lists a new memory range always when the current memory
+-block distinguish from the previous block by STATE, REMOVABLE, NODE or ZONES
+-attribute.  This default behavior is possible to override by the
+-\fB\-\-split\fR option (e.g. \fBlsmem \-\-split=STATE,ZONES\fR).  The special
+-word "none" may be used to ignore all differences between memory blocks and to
+-create as large as possible continuous ranges.  The opposite semantic is
+-\fB\-\-all\fR to list individual memory blocks.  The default split policy is
+-subject to change.  Always explicitly use \fB\-\-split\fR in environments where
+-a stable output is required.
++block distinguish from the previous block by some output column.  This default
++behavior is possible to override by the \fB\-\-split\fR option (e.g. \fBlsmem
++\-\-split=ZONES\fR).  The special word "none" may be used to ignore all
++differences between memory blocks and to create as large as possible continuous
++ranges.  The opposite semantic is \fB\-\-all\fR to list individual memory
++blocks.
+
+ Note that some output columns may provide inaccurate information if a split policy
+ forces \fBlsmem\fP to ignore diffrences in some attributes. For example if you
+diff --git a/sys-utils/lsmem.c b/sys-utils/lsmem.c
+index 34a2847af..aaf7374fc 100644
+--- a/sys-utils/lsmem.c
++++ b/sys-utils/lsmem.c
+@@ -202,6 +202,32 @@ static inline void reset_split_policy(struct lsmem *l, int enable)
+	l->split_by_zones = enable;
+ }
+
++static void set_split_policy(struct lsmem *l, int cols[], size_t ncols)
++{
++	size_t i;
++
++	reset_split_policy(l, 0);
++
++	for (i = 0; i < ncols; i++) {
++		switch (cols[i]) {
++		case COL_STATE:
++			l->split_by_state = 1;
++			break;
++		case COL_NODE:
++			l->split_by_node = 1;
++			break;
++		case COL_REMOVABLE:
++			l->split_by_removable = 1;
++			break;
++		case COL_ZONES:
++			l->split_by_zones = 1;
++			break;
++		default:
++			break;
++		}
++	}
++}
++
+ static void add_scols_line(struct lsmem *lsmem, struct memory_block *blk)
+ {
+	size_t i;
+@@ -638,32 +664,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+		int split[ARRAY_SIZE(coldescs)] = { 0 };
+		static size_t nsplits = 0;
+
+-		reset_split_policy(lsmem, 0);	/* disable all */
+-
+		if (strcasecmp(splitarg, "none") == 0)
+			;
+		else if (string_add_to_idarray(splitarg, split, ARRAY_SIZE(split),
+					(int *) &nsplits, column_name_to_id) < 0)
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
+-		for (i = 0; i < nsplits; i++) {
+-			switch (split[i]) {
+-			case COL_STATE:
+-				lsmem->split_by_state = 1;
+-				break;
+-			case COL_NODE:
+-				lsmem->split_by_node = 1;
+-				break;
+-			case COL_REMOVABLE:
+-				lsmem->split_by_removable = 1;
+-				break;
+-			case COL_ZONES:
+-				lsmem->split_by_zones = 1;
+-				break;
+-			}
+-		}
++		set_split_policy(lsmem, split, nsplits);
++
+	} else
+-		reset_split_policy(lsmem, 1); /* enable all */
++		/* follow output columns */
++		set_split_policy(lsmem, columns, ncolumns);
+
+	/*
+	 * Read data and print output
+--
+2.13.6