diff --git a/libmtp-0.2.6.1-simpler-rules.patch b/libmtp-0.2.6.1-simpler-rules.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f7c033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmtp-0.2.6.1-simpler-rules.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff -up libmtp-0.2.6.1/examples/hotplug.c.jx libmtp-0.2.6.1/examples/hotplug.c
+--- libmtp-0.2.6.1/examples/hotplug.c.jx	2007-11-10 19:06:28.000000000 -0500
++++ libmtp-0.2.6.1/examples/hotplug.c	2008-05-23 11:06:12.000000000 -0400
+@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
+       printf("ATTR{dev}!=\"?*\", GOTO=\"libmtp_rules_end\"\n");
+       printf("SUBSYSTEM==\"usb\", GOTO=\"libmtp_usb_rules\"\n"
+ 	     "# The following thing will be deprecated when older kernels are phased out.\n"
+-             "SUBSYSTEM==\"usb_device\", GOTO=\"libmtp_usb_device_rules\"\n"
++             "SUBSYSTEM==\"usb_device\", GOTO=\"libmtp_usb_rules\"\n"
+ 	     "GOTO=\"libmtp_rules_end\"\n\n"
+ 	     "LABEL=\"libmtp_usb_rules\"\n\n");
+       break;
+@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
+   // For backward comparibility with the #$!+@! ever changing
+   // udev rule style...
+   if (style == style_udev) {
++#if 0
+     printf("GOTO=\"libmtp_rules_end\"\n\n");
+     printf("LABEL=\"libmtp_usb_device_rules\"\n");
+     for (i = 0; i < numentries; i++) {
+@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
+       printf("# %s %s\n", entry->vendor, entry->product);
+       printf("ATTRS{idVendor}==\"%04x\", ATTRS{idProduct}==\"%04x\", %s\n", entry->vendor_id, entry->product_id, action); 
+     }
++#endif
+     printf("GOTO=\"libmtp_rules_end\"\n\n");
+   }
+ 
diff --git a/libmtp.spec b/libmtp.spec
index 13e88c6..2b8e14f 100644
--- a/libmtp.spec
+++ b/libmtp.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           libmtp
 Version:        0.2.6.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        A software library for MTP media players
 URL:            http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/
 
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Requires:	hal
 BuildRequires:  libusb-devel
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 
+Patch0: libmtp-0.2.6.1-simpler-rules.patch
+
 %description
 This package provides a software library for communicating with MTP
 (Media Transfer Protocol) media players, typically audio players, video
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ library for MTP media players.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .rules
 
 %build
 %configure --disable-static --program-prefix=mtp-
@@ -108,6 +111,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 23 2008 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> 0.2.6.1-2
+- libmtp-0.2.6.1-simpler-rules.patch: Simplify udev rules for faster bootup.
+
 * Sat Mar 8 2008 Linus Walleij <triad@df.lth.se> 0.2.6.1-1
 - New upstream bugfix release.