diff --git a/hplip-retry-open.patch b/hplip-retry-open.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3667108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-retry-open.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff -up hplip-3.9.12/prnt/backend/hp.c.retry-open hplip-3.9.12/prnt/backend/hp.c
+--- hplip-3.9.12/prnt/backend/hp.c.retry-open	2010-01-05 15:14:30.000000000 +0000
++++ hplip-3.9.12/prnt/backend/hp.c	2010-01-05 15:16:03.521911780 +0000
+@@ -741,12 +741,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+                      goto bugout;
+                   }
+ 
+-                  if (stat != HPMUD_R_DEVICE_BUSY)
+-                  {
+-                     BUG("ERROR: open device failed stat=%d: %s\n", stat, argv[0]);
+-                     goto bugout;
+-                  }
+-
+                   /* Display user error. */
+                   device_event(argv[0], printer, 5000+stat, argv[2], argv[1], argv[3]);
+ 
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index 082dd48..3d82075 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Source0: http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/hplip/%{name}-%{version}.tar
 Patch2: hplip-strstr-const.patch
 Patch3: hplip-ui-optional.patch
 Patch4: hplip-no-asm.patch
+Patch8: hplip-retry-open.patch
 Patch10: hplip-discovery-method.patch
 Patch11: hplip-device-reconnected.patch
 Patch14: hplip-hpcups-sigpipe.patch
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}
 # Make sure to avoid handwritten asm.
 %patch4 -p1 -b .no-asm
 
+# Retry when connecting to device fails (bug #532112).
+%patch8 -p1 -b .retry-open
+
 # Fixed hp-setup traceback when discovery page is skipped (bug #523685).
 %patch10 -p1 -b .discovery-method
 
@@ -336,6 +340,7 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Tue Jan  5 2010 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> - 3.9.12-2
+- Retry when connecting to device fails (bug #532112).
 - Don't ship PolicyKit mechanism (bug #551773).
 
 * Tue Dec 22 2009 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> - 3.9.12-1