diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/patches/xbmc-pvr-11.0.1-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/patches/xbmc-pvr-11.0.1-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24af12df39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/patches/xbmc-pvr-11.0.1-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From f52dd9a555e8e4b087ec6fbf040dc1f1155c4136 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "S. Davilla" <davilla@4pi.com>
+Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:11:56 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] fixed, failure to broswe for smb shares. this hits all 1st
+ time installs
+
+---
+ xbmc/filesystem/SmbFile.cpp |    5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/filesystem/FileSmb.cpp b/xbmc/filesystem/FileSmb.cpp
+index 382553c..c390031 100644
+--- a/xbmc/filesystem/FileSmb.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/filesystem/FileSmb.cpp
+@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ SMBCSRV* xb_smbc_cache(SMBCCTX* c, const char* server, const char* share, const
+   m_IdleTimeout = 0;
+ #endif
+   m_context = NULL;
+-  smbc_init(xb_smbc_auth, 0);
+ }
+ 
+ CSMB::~CSMB()
+@@ -149,6 +148,10 @@ void CSMB::Init()
+     }
+ #endif
+ 
++    // reads smb.conf so this MUST be after we create smb.conf
++    // multiple smbc_init calls are ignored by libsmbclient.
++    smbc_init(xb_smbc_auth, 0);
++
+ #ifdef TARGET_WINDOWS
+     // set the log function
+     set_log_callback(xb_smbc_log);
+-- 
+1.7.10
+
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-rpi/patches/xbmc-rpi-d8a02e0-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-rpi/patches/xbmc-rpi-d8a02e0-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3236fbe9cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-rpi/patches/xbmc-rpi-d8a02e0-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From f52dd9a555e8e4b087ec6fbf040dc1f1155c4136 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "S. Davilla" <davilla@4pi.com>
+Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:11:56 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] fixed, failure to broswe for smb shares. this hits all 1st
+ time installs
+
+---
+ xbmc/filesystem/SmbFile.cpp |    5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/filesystem/SmbFile.cpp b/xbmc/filesystem/SmbFile.cpp
+index 382553c..c390031 100644
+--- a/xbmc/filesystem/SmbFile.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/filesystem/SmbFile.cpp
+@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ SMBCSRV* xb_smbc_cache(SMBCCTX* c, const char* server, const char* share, const
+   m_IdleTimeout = 0;
+ #endif
+   m_context = NULL;
+-  smbc_init(xb_smbc_auth, 0);
+ }
+ 
+ CSMB::~CSMB()
+@@ -149,6 +148,10 @@ void CSMB::Init()
+     }
+ #endif
+ 
++    // reads smb.conf so this MUST be after we create smb.conf
++    // multiple smbc_init calls are ignored by libsmbclient.
++    smbc_init(xb_smbc_auth, 0);
++
+ #ifdef TARGET_WINDOWS
+     // set the log function
+     set_log_callback(xb_smbc_log);
+-- 
+1.7.10
+
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-11.0.1-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-11.0.1-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24af12df39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-11.0.1-983-fixed-failure-to-broswe-for-smb-shares.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From f52dd9a555e8e4b087ec6fbf040dc1f1155c4136 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "S. Davilla" <davilla@4pi.com>
+Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:11:56 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] fixed, failure to broswe for smb shares. this hits all 1st
+ time installs
+
+---
+ xbmc/filesystem/SmbFile.cpp |    5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/filesystem/FileSmb.cpp b/xbmc/filesystem/FileSmb.cpp
+index 382553c..c390031 100644
+--- a/xbmc/filesystem/FileSmb.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/filesystem/FileSmb.cpp
+@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ SMBCSRV* xb_smbc_cache(SMBCCTX* c, const char* server, const char* share, const
+   m_IdleTimeout = 0;
+ #endif
+   m_context = NULL;
+-  smbc_init(xb_smbc_auth, 0);
+ }
+ 
+ CSMB::~CSMB()
+@@ -149,6 +148,10 @@ void CSMB::Init()
+     }
+ #endif
+ 
++    // reads smb.conf so this MUST be after we create smb.conf
++    // multiple smbc_init calls are ignored by libsmbclient.
++    smbc_init(xb_smbc_auth, 0);
++
+ #ifdef TARGET_WINDOWS
+     // set the log function
+     set_log_callback(xb_smbc_log);
+-- 
+1.7.10
+