diff --git a/harden_lircd.service.patch b/harden_lircd.service.patch
index b2c9362..807db2b 100644
--- a/harden_lircd.service.patch
+++ b/harden_lircd.service.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-Index: lirc-0.10.1/systemd/lircd.service
-===================================================================
---- lirc-0.10.1.orig/systemd/lircd.service
-+++ lirc-0.10.1/systemd/lircd.service
-@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ Wants=lircd-setup.service
+--- lirc-0.10.1.orig/systemd/lircd.service	2021-11-13 20:42:43.204519438 +0100
++++ lirc-0.10.1/systemd/lircd.service	2021-11-13 20:47:54.182189779 +0100
+@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ Wants=lircd-setup.service
  After=network.target lircd-setup.service
  
  [Service]
@@ -16,6 +14,10 @@ Index: lirc-0.10.1/systemd/lircd.service
 +ProtectControlGroups=true
 +RestrictRealtime=true
 +# end of automatic additions 
++#
++# ProtectClock=true from above blocks all device accesses, allow input device access again
++DeviceAllow=char-input
++#
  Type=simple
  ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lircd --nodaemon
  ; User=lirc
diff --git a/lirc.changes b/lirc.changes
index 541f2e3..43b7f6d 100644
--- a/lirc.changes
+++ b/lirc.changes
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Wed Nov 24 13:00:26 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 - Add pyyaml-60-compatibility.patch to make the package
   compatible with PyYAML 6.0+ (sht#lirc#365).
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Nov 13 19:56:05 UTC 2021 - ldreier@vodafonemail.de
+
+- allow input device access in lircd.service file again. Changed:
+  * harden_lircd.service.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  5 12:06:44 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>