diff --git a/0001-Do-not-enable-PrivateNetwork-yes-as-it-breaks-hotplu.patch b/0001-Do-not-enable-PrivateNetwork-yes-as-it-breaks-hotplu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ef0b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Do-not-enable-PrivateNetwork-yes-as-it-breaks-hotplu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 4e28e25feaf611a4366fef88fec885657bfd76bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>
+Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:56:48 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Do not enable PrivateNetwork=yes as it breaks hotplugging
+ devices
+
+We think that udev's AF_NETLINK messages are being filtered when network
+namespacing is on.
+---
+ data/colord.service.in |    4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/data/colord.service.in b/data/colord.service.in
+index 8a4b43d..8301b40 100644
+--- a/data/colord.service.in
++++ b/data/colord.service.in
+@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ Type=dbus
+ BusName=org.freedesktop.ColorManager
+ ExecStart=@servicedir@/colord
+ User=@daemon_user@
+-PrivateNetwork=yes
++# We think that udev's AF_NETLINK messages are being filtered when
++# network namespacing is on.
++# PrivateNetwork=yes
+ PrivateTmp=yes
+ 
+ [Install]
+-- 
+1.7.9.3
+
diff --git a/colord.spec b/colord.spec
index 0164e8e..2e3e8ef 100644
--- a/colord.spec
+++ b/colord.spec
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 Summary:   Color daemon
 Name:      colord
 Version:   0.1.18
-Release:   1%{?dist}
+Release:   2%{?dist}
 License:   GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
 URL:       http://www.freedesktop.org/software/colord/
 Source0:   http://www.freedesktop.org/software/colord/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Patch0:    0001-Do-not-enable-PrivateNetwork-yes-as-it-breaks-hotplu.patch
 
 BuildRequires: dbus-devel
 BuildRequires: docbook-utils
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ Files for development with %{name}.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .fix-device-hotplug
 
 %build
 %configure \
@@ -111,6 +113,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_datadir}/vala/vapi/*.vapi
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 29 2012 Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com> 0.1.18-2
+- Disable PrivateNetwork=1 as it breaks sensor hotplug.
+
 * Thu Mar 15 2012 Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com> 0.1.18-1
 - New upstream version
 - Add a Manager.CreateProfileWithFd() method for QtDBus