diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1c5b3737..37f9ae8b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-01-07  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
+
+	bug #28458: Buffer line is incorrectly released for PP programmers
+	* par.c (par_close): use par_setmany() rather than par_setpin()
+	for PPI_AVR_BUFF.
+
 2010-01-07  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
 
 	bug #27507: SIGSEGV when using avrdragon (avrdude 5.8)
diff --git a/par.c b/par.c
index 1aa3e2c8..6b8bca46 100644
--- a/par.c
+++ b/par.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void par_close(PROGRAMMER * pgm)
   ppi_setall(&pgm->fd, PPIDATA, pgm->ppidata);
   ppi_setall(&pgm->fd, PPICTRL, pgm->ppictrl);
 
-  par_setpin(pgm, pgm->pinno[PPI_AVR_BUFF], 1);
+  par_setmany(pgm, pgm->pinno[PPI_AVR_BUFF], 1);
 
   /*
    * Handle exit specs.