diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38.2-054_nuvoton_dont_fail_with_unsupported_chip_versions-0.1.diff b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38.2-054_nuvoton_dont_fail_with_unsupported_chip_versions-0.1.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58a642e52d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38.2-054_nuvoton_dont_fail_with_unsupported_chip_versions-0.1.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -Naur linux-2.6.38.2/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c linux-2.6.38.2.patch/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
+--- linux-2.6.38.2/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c	2011-03-27 20:37:20.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.38.2.patch/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c	2011-04-11 21:02:39.897028275 +0200
+@@ -250,9 +250,8 @@
+ 
+ 	if (chip_major != CHIP_ID_HIGH ||
+ 	    (chip_minor != CHIP_ID_LOW && chip_minor != CHIP_ID_LOW2)) {
+-		nvt_pr(KERN_ERR, "%s: unsupported chip, id: 0x%02x 0x%02x",
++		nvt_pr(KERN_WARNING, "warning %s: unsupported chip revision, id: 0x%02x 0x%02x, it may not work",
+ 		       chip_id, chip_major, chip_minor);
+-		ret = -ENODEV;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	nvt_efm_disable(nvt);
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.39-rc2-054_nuvoton_dont_fail_with_unsupported_chip_versions-0.1.diff b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.39-rc2-054_nuvoton_dont_fail_with_unsupported_chip_versions-0.1.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58a642e52d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.39-rc2-054_nuvoton_dont_fail_with_unsupported_chip_versions-0.1.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -Naur linux-2.6.38.2/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c linux-2.6.38.2.patch/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
+--- linux-2.6.38.2/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c	2011-03-27 20:37:20.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.38.2.patch/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c	2011-04-11 21:02:39.897028275 +0200
+@@ -250,9 +250,8 @@
+ 
+ 	if (chip_major != CHIP_ID_HIGH ||
+ 	    (chip_minor != CHIP_ID_LOW && chip_minor != CHIP_ID_LOW2)) {
+-		nvt_pr(KERN_ERR, "%s: unsupported chip, id: 0x%02x 0x%02x",
++		nvt_pr(KERN_WARNING, "warning %s: unsupported chip revision, id: 0x%02x 0x%02x, it may not work",
+ 		       chip_id, chip_major, chip_minor);
+-		ret = -ENODEV;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	nvt_efm_disable(nvt);