diff --git a/handle-numlock-value-in-etc-sysconfig-keyboard.patch b/handle-numlock-value-in-etc-sysconfig-keyboard.patch
index 18fd4f61..e3d7c312 100644
--- a/handle-numlock-value-in-etc-sysconfig-keyboard.patch
+++ b/handle-numlock-value-in-etc-sysconfig-keyboard.patch
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Index: systemd-228/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
                  "COMPOSETABLE", &vc_compose_table,
                  NULL);
          if (r < 0 && r != -ENOENT)
-@@ -421,6 +428,32 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+@@ -421,6 +428,35 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  
          disable_capslock = vc_kbd_disable_caps_lock &&
                             strcasecmp(vc_kbd_disable_caps_lock, "YES") == 0;
@@ -146,28 +146,31 @@ Index: systemd-228/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
 +
 +                fdmem = open ("/dev/mem", O_RDONLY);
 +                if (fdmem < 0) {
-+                        log_error("Failed to open /dev/mem: %m");
-+                        return EXIT_FAILURE;
++                        log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to open /dev/mem: %m");
++                        goto finish;
 +                }
 +
 +                if (lseek(fdmem, BIOS_DATA_AREA + BDA_KEYBOARD_STATUS_FLAGS_4, SEEK_SET) == (off_t) -1) {
-+                        log_error("Failed to seek /dev/mem: %m");
-+                        return EXIT_FAILURE;
++                        log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to seek /dev/mem: %m");
++                        goto finish;
 +                }
 +
 +                if (read(fdmem, &c, sizeof(char)) == -1) {
-+                        log_error("Failed to read /dev/mem: %m");
-+                        return EXIT_FAILURE;
++                        log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to read /dev/mem: %m");
++                        goto finish;
 +                }
 +
 +                if (c & BDA_KSF4_NUMLOCK_MASK)
 +                        numlock = true;
++        finish:
++                if (fdmem >= 0)
++                        close(fdmem);
 +        }
 +#endif /* x86 */
  #endif /* HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT */
  
          r = parse_env_file("/etc/vconsole.conf", NEWLINE,
-@@ -456,6 +489,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+@@ -456,6 +492,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
          font_ok = font_load_and_wait(vc, vc_font, vc_font_map, vc_font_unimap) > 0;
          keyboard_ok = keyboard_load_and_wait(vc, vc_keymap, vc_keymap_toggle,
                                               utf8, disable_capslock) > 0;
diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index 85ab0ea5..1de53cc5 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 10 08:01:57 UTC 2016 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Modify patch handle-numlock-value-in-etc-sysconfig-keyboard.patch
+  to allow that open, seek, and read of /dev/mem may fail e.g.
+  on XEN based virtual guests (bsc#961120) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar  1 09:16:08 UTC 2016 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 85ab0ea5..1de53cc5 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 10 08:01:57 UTC 2016 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Modify patch handle-numlock-value-in-etc-sysconfig-keyboard.patch
+  to allow that open, seek, and read of /dev/mem may fail e.g.
+  on XEN based virtual guests (bsc#961120) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar  1 09:16:08 UTC 2016 - werner@suse.de