diff --git a/vbox-VBE_DISPI_INDEX_ENABLE.diff b/vbox-VBE_DISPI_INDEX_ENABLE.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96bf7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vbox-VBE_DISPI_INDEX_ENABLE.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: VirtualBox-4.1.4_OSE/src/VBox/Additions/common/VBoxVideo/Modesetting.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- VirtualBox-4.1.4_OSE.orig/src/VBox/Additions/common/VBoxVideo/Modesetting.cpp
++++ VirtualBox-4.1.4_OSE/src/VBox/Additions/common/VBoxVideo/Modesetting.cpp
+@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ RTDECL(bool) VBoxVideoGetModeRegisters(u
+     uint16_t fFlags;
+ 
+     VBoxVideoCmnPortWriteUshort(VBE_DISPI_IOPORT_INDEX,
+-                                VBE_DISPI_ENABLED);
++                                VBE_DISPI_INDEX_ENABLE);
+     fFlags = VBoxVideoCmnPortReadUshort(VBE_DISPI_IOPORT_DATA);
+     if (pcWidth)
+     {
diff --git a/virtualbox.changes b/virtualbox.changes
index 92d29fe..feb448a 100644
--- a/virtualbox.changes
+++ b/virtualbox.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 10 12:50:21 UTC 2011 - mseben@gmail.com
+
+- added vbox-VBE_DISPI_INDEX_ENABLE.diff to fix broken linux 
+  console after starting X (bnc#717713)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct  7 09:41:22 UTC 2011 - mseben@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/virtualbox.spec b/virtualbox.spec
index ac4f959..cb5a9e9 100644
--- a/virtualbox.spec
+++ b/virtualbox.spec
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ Patch5:         vbox-config.diff
 Patch6:         vbox-smc-napa.diff
 #fix build of Python and dev package on openSUSE 11.3
 Patch8:         vbox-python-detection.diff
+#fix Broken Linux console after starting X bnc#717713
+#patch grabbed from upstream ticket https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/9490
+Patch9:         vbox-VBE_DISPI_INDEX_ENABLE.diff
 #fix build
 Patch10:        vbox-disable_vboxpci_build.diff
 #PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE implement messagebox (VBoxPermissionMessage app), which is displayed, when user
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ Development file for %{name}
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch8 -p1
+%patch9 -p1
 %patch10
 %patch99 -p1
 %patch100