diff --git a/packages/multimedia/SDL/patches/SDL-1.2.15-keyRepeat.patch b/packages/multimedia/SDL/patches/SDL-1.2.15-keyRepeat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34daec7bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/multimedia/SDL/patches/SDL-1.2.15-keyRepeat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c	2013-11-09 11:30:21.828161683 +0100
++++ b/src/events/SDL_keyboard.c	2013-11-09 11:30:54.284183206 +0100
+@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@
+ 		keysym->mod = (SDLMod)modstate;
+ 		switch (keysym->sym) {
+ 			case SDLK_UNKNOWN:
++				repeatable = 1;
+ 				break;
+ 			case SDLK_NUMLOCK:
+ 				modstate ^= KMOD_NUM;