diff --git a/packages/multimedia/SDL/patches/SDL-1.2.15-reenable_xrandr.patch b/packages/multimedia/SDL/patches/SDL-1.2.15-reenable_xrandr.patch
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+++ b/packages/multimedia/SDL/patches/SDL-1.2.15-reenable_xrandr.patch
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+
+# HG changeset patch
+# User Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+# Date 1255169641 0
+# Node ID 8ec3036098dfd648a492a4a9e2c692c309188239
+# Parent  f2f8525e60c21beefa8956e43a07ea2f5c12bc33
+Adapted from Debian patch: 320_activate_xrandr_on_default.diff
+
+diff -r f2f8525e60c2 -r 8ec3036098df src/video/x11/SDL_x11modes.c
+--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11modes.c	Sat Oct 10 10:10:36 2009 +0000
++++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11modes.c	Sat Oct 10 10:14:01 2009 +0000
+@@ -421,11 +421,16 @@
+         return 0;
+     }
+ 
+-    /* This defaults off now, due to KDE window maximize problems */
+-    if ( !env ) {
++    /* This used to default off, due to KDE window maximize problems */
++    /* Reactivated since I haven't encountered such problems with KDE, but if
++       one does encounter such problems he/she can just set
++       SDL_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR to 0
++       Closes Debian bug: #450689
++     */
++/*  if ( !env ) {
+         return 0;
+     }
+-
++*/
+     if ( !SDL_X11_HAVE_XRANDR ) {
+         return 0;
+     }
+