diff --git a/libevdev_deprecated_api.patch b/libevdev_deprecated_api.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcc28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libevdev_deprecated_api.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+From 3cd9a70fea1ccf795419a1726c7c279b0aaf237e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rui Matos <tiagomatos@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:02:58 +0000
+Subject: device-manager-evdev: Stop using deprecated libevdev API
+
+Fixes compiler warnings with libevdev >= 0.4 and makes use of a new
+function to set the clock id instead of doing the ioctl directly.
+
+https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=712816
+---
+diff --git a/README.in b/README.in
+index 0018869..0e73a42 100644
+--- a/README.in
++++ b/README.in
+@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ When building the CEx100 backend, Clutter also depends on:
+ When building the evdev input backend, Clutter also depends on:
+ 
+   • xkbcommon
+-  • libevdev
++  • libevdev ≥ @LIBEVDEV_REQ_VERSION@
+ 
+ If you are building the API reference you will also need:
+ 
+diff --git a/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c b/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+index 38d707f..bc34c39 100644
+--- a/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
++++ b/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+@@ -605,11 +605,11 @@ sync_source (ClutterEventSource *source)
+   const gchar *device_path;
+ 
+   /* We read a SYN_DROPPED, ignore it and sync the device */
+-  err = libevdev_next_event (source->dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_SYNC, &ev);
++  err = libevdev_next_event (source->dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC, &ev);
+   while (err == 1)
+     {
+       dispatch_one_event (source, &ev);
+-      err = libevdev_next_event (source->dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_SYNC, &ev);
++      err = libevdev_next_event (source->dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC, &ev);
+     }
+ 
+   if (err != -EAGAIN && CLUTTER_HAS_DEBUG (EVENT))
+@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ clutter_event_dispatch (GSource     *g_source,
+   if (clutter_events_pending ())
+     goto queue_event;
+ 
+-  err = libevdev_next_event (source->dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_NORMAL, &ev);
++  err = libevdev_next_event (source->dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_NORMAL, &ev);
+   while (err != -EAGAIN)
+     {
+       if (err == 1)
+@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ clutter_event_dispatch (GSource     *g_source,
+ 	  goto out;
+ 	}
+ 
+-      err = libevdev_next_event (source->dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_NORMAL, &ev);
++      err = libevdev_next_event (source->dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_NORMAL, &ev);
+     }
+ 
+  queue_event:
+@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ clutter_event_source_new (ClutterInputDeviceEvdev *input_device)
+   GSource *source = g_source_new (&event_funcs, sizeof (ClutterEventSource));
+   ClutterEventSource *event_source = (ClutterEventSource *) source;
+   const gchar *node_path;
+-  gint fd, clkid;
++  gint fd;
+   GError *error;
+   ClutterInputDeviceType device_type;
+ 
+@@ -756,15 +756,13 @@ clutter_event_source_new (ClutterInputDeviceEvdev *input_device)
+ 	}
+     }
+ 
+-  /* Tell evdev to use the monotonic clock for its timestamps */
+-  clkid = CLOCK_MONOTONIC;
+-  ioctl (fd, EVIOCSCLOCKID, &clkid);
+-
+   /* setup the source */
+   event_source->device = input_device;
+   event_source->event_poll_fd.fd = fd;
+   event_source->event_poll_fd.events = G_IO_IN;
++
+   libevdev_new_from_fd (fd, &event_source->dev);
++  libevdev_set_clock_id (event_source->dev, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+ 
+   device_type = clutter_input_device_get_device_type (CLUTTER_INPUT_DEVICE (input_device));
+   if (device_type == CLUTTER_TOUCHPAD_DEVICE)
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 0448ee4..47fce79 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ m4_define([uprof_req_version],          [0.3])
+ m4_define([xfixes_req_version],         [3])
+ m4_define([xcomposite_req_version],     [0.4])
+ m4_define([gdk_req_version],            [3.3.18])
++m4_define([libevdev_req_version],       [0.4])
+ 
+ AC_SUBST([GLIB_REQ_VERSION],       [glib_req_version])
+ AC_SUBST([COGL_REQ_VERSION],       [cogl_req_version])
+@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ AC_SUBST([UPROF_REQ_VERSION],      [uprof_req_version])
+ AC_SUBST([XFIXES_REQ_VERSION],     [xfixes_req_version])
+ AC_SUBST([XCOMPOSITE_REQ_VERSION], [xcomposite_req_version])
+ AC_SUBST([GDK_REQ_VERSION],        [gdk_req_version])
++AC_SUBST([LIBEVDEV_REQ_VERSION],   [libevdev_req_version])
+ 
+ # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+ AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0([glib_req_version],
+@@ -478,7 +480,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_evdev" = "xyes"],
+         AS_IF([test "x$have_evdev" = "xyes"],
+               [
+                 CLUTTER_INPUT_BACKENDS="$CLUTTER_INPUT_BACKENDS evdev"
+-                BACKEND_PC_FILES="$BACKEND_PC_FILES gudev-1.0 libevdev xkbcommon"
++                BACKEND_PC_FILES="$BACKEND_PC_FILES gudev-1.0 libevdev >= $LIBEVDEV_REQ_VERSION xkbcommon"
+                 experimental_input_backend="yes"
+                 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_EVDEV], [1], [Have evdev support for input handling])
+                 SUPPORT_EVDEV=1
+--
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