diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-999.40-PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev-fix-assert-issue-with-system.patch b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-999.40-PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev-fix-assert-issue-with-system.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7fc5571a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-999.40-PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev-fix-assert-issue-with-system.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+From 8a78c59791ba408c3f03e285b68f9afbac2658d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rudi Heitbaum <rudi@heitbaum.com>
+Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:45:23 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev: fix assert issue with systemd udev
+
+do not call udev_device_get_parent(udev_device_get_parent(dev))
+directly as a null return on the parent will cause an assert in
+udev_device_get_parent
+---
+ .../platform/linux/peripherals/PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev.cpp | 7 ++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/platform/linux/peripherals/PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev.cpp b/xbmc/platform/linux/peripherals/PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev.cpp
+index aeb5e71d9f..3b649652c3 100644
+--- a/xbmc/platform/linux/peripherals/PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/platform/linux/peripherals/PeripheralBusUSBLibUdev.cpp
+@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ bool CPeripheralBusUSB::PerformDeviceScan(PeripheralScanResults &results)
+ 
+     if (bContinue)
+     {
+-      dev = udev_device_get_parent(udev_device_get_parent(parent));
++      // do not call udev_device_get_parent(udev_device_get_parent(dev))
++      // directly as a null return on the parent will cause an assert in
++      // udev_device_get_parent
++      dev = udev_device_get_parent(parent);
++      if (dev)
++        dev = udev_device_get_parent(dev);
+       if (!dev || !udev_device_get_sysattr_value(dev,"idVendor") || !udev_device_get_sysattr_value(dev, "idProduct"))
+         bContinue = false;
+     }
+-- 
+2.43.0
+