diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-999.80.01-PR4592.patch b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-999.80.01-PR4592.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecc9edc561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-999.80.01-PR4592.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+From 6a926768eba981c6498f852fe26dfa6644da82ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Chris \"Koying\" Browet" <cbro@semperpax.com>
+Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:33:19 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] FIX: [linux] fix & optimize input device checking
+
+---
+ xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp | 12 +++++++++++-
+ xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h   |  1 +
+ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp b/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp
+index 4b642ae..f11ec01 100644
+--- a/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp
+@@ -936,6 +936,11 @@ char* CLinuxInputDevice::GetDeviceName()
+   return m_deviceName;
+ }
+ 
++std::string CLinuxInputDevice::GetFileName()
++{
++  return m_fileName;
++}
++
+ bool CLinuxInputDevice::IsUnplugged()
+ {
+   return m_bUnplugged;
+@@ -945,6 +950,11 @@ bool CLinuxInputDevices::CheckDevice(const char *device)
+ {
+   int fd;
+ 
++  // Does the device exists?
++  struct stat buffer;
++  if (stat(device, &buffer) != 0)
++    return false;
++
+   /* Check if we are able to open the device */
+   fd = open(device, O_RDWR);
+   if (fd < 0)
+@@ -1016,7 +1026,7 @@ void CLinuxInputDevices::CheckHotplugged()
+ 
+     for (size_t j = 0; j < m_devices.size(); j++)
+     {
+-      if (strcmp(m_devices[j]->GetDeviceName(),buf) == 0)
++      if (m_devices[j]->GetFileName().compare(buf) == 0)
+       {
+         ispresent = true;
+         break;
+diff --git a/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h b/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h
+index c385ed7..a406d9c 100644
+--- a/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h
++++ b/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h
+@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class CLinuxInputDevice
+   ~CLinuxInputDevice();
+   XBMC_Event ReadEvent();
+   char* GetDeviceName();
++  std::string GetFileName();
+   bool IsUnplugged();
+  
+ private:
+-- 
+1.9.1
+