diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/3.14.1/linux-061-nuvoton-cir-Activate-PNP-device-when-probing.patch b/packages/linux/patches/3.14.1/linux-061-nuvoton-cir-Activate-PNP-device-when-probing.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bf63fec8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linux/patches/3.14.1/linux-061-nuvoton-cir-Activate-PNP-device-when-probing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
+index b41e52e..b81325d 100644
+--- a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
++++ b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
+@@ -985,6 +985,12 @@ static int nvt_probe(struct pnp_dev *pdev, const struct pnp_device_id *dev_id)
+ 		goto exit_free_dev_rdev;
+ 
+ 	ret = -ENODEV;
++	/* activate pnp device */
++	if (pnp_activate_dev(pdev) < 0) {
++		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not activate PNP device!\n");
++		goto exit_free_dev_rdev;
++	}
++
+ 	/* validate pnp resources */
+ 	if (!pnp_port_valid(pdev, 0) ||
+ 	    pnp_port_len(pdev, 0) < CIR_IOREG_LENGTH) {