diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ef1a34a7c..8d1eb2add 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2010-05-09 Holger Vogt
  * inpcom.c: patch 09/05/10 by Robert
+ * spinit.in: add ngbehavior
 
 2010-05-08 Holger Vogt
  * inpcom.c: patch 02/05/10 by Robert: avoid subtraction from a builtin 1.0
diff --git a/src/spinit.in b/src/spinit.in
index 108361686..d9cd5707b 100644
--- a/src/spinit.in
+++ b/src/spinit.in
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ set x11lineararcs
 ** frontend debug output **
 *set ngdebug
 ** no asking after quit **
-*set noaskquit
-
+set noaskquit
+** set the compatibility mode to allow some hspice constructs
+set ngbehavior=all
 
 strcmp __flag $program "ngspice"
 if $__flag = 0