diff --git a/linux/CHANGELOG b/linux/CHANGELOG
index 8b01def..2c72b08 100644
--- a/linux/CHANGELOG
+++ b/linux/CHANGELOG
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ and this project **does not adhere to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/sp
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* restore deleted MINIFW_FILE variable
+
 ### Security
 
 ## [22.08.1] 2022-08-29
diff --git a/linux/evocheck.sh b/linux/evocheck.sh
index 2771c90..ffae9e7 100755
--- a/linux/evocheck.sh
+++ b/linux/evocheck.sh
@@ -1527,6 +1527,8 @@ main() {
     main_output_file=$(mktemp --tmpdir="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}" "evocheck.main.XXXXX")
     files_to_cleanup="${files_to_cleanup} ${main_output_file}"
 
+    MINIFW_FILE=$(minifirewall_file)
+
     test "${IS_TMP_1777:=1}" = 1 && check_tmp_1777
     test "${IS_ROOT_0700:=1}" = 1 && check_root_0700
     test "${IS_USRSHARESCRIPTS:=1}" = 1 && check_usrsharescripts