diff --git a/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/patches/180_fedora_no_synaptics_mouse_synthesis.diff b/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/patches/180_fedora_no_synaptics_mouse_synthesis.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddf3961196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/x11/xserver/xorg-server/patches/180_fedora_no_synaptics_mouse_synthesis.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+From 8663524ce398b56af596ab1e7e96b62ca45b79e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
+Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:49:00 +1000
+Subject: [PATCH] xfree86: don't synthesise a mouse section if synaptics devices are found.
+
+diff -Naur xorg-server-1.6.99.902.orig/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c xorg-server-1.6.99.902/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c
+--- xorg-server-1.6.99.902.orig/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c	2009-09-26 14:12:03.000000000 +0200
++++ xorg-server-1.6.99.902/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.c	2009-09-26 19:05:52.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2406,6 +2406,7 @@
+         {
+             if (strcmp((*dev)->driver, "kbd") == 0 ||
+                 strcmp((*dev)->driver, "mouse") == 0 ||
++                strcmp((*dev)->driver, "synaptics") == 0 ||
+                 strcmp((*dev)->driver, "vmmouse") == 0)
+             {
+                 IDevPtr *current;