diff --git a/1014-journald-with-journaling-FS.patch b/1014-journald-with-journaling-FS.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..406a6aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1014-journald-with-journaling-FS.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+--- systemd-208/src/journal/journald-server.c
++++ systemd-208/src/journal/journald-server.c	2013-12-06 12:37:27.482735840 +0000
+@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <sys/signalfd.h>
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
++#include <linux/fs.h>
+ #include <linux/sockios.h>
+ #include <sys/statvfs.h>
+ #include <sys/mman.h>
+@@ -878,7 +879,7 @@ finish:
+ 
+ 
+ static int system_journal_open(Server *s) {
+-        int r;
++        int r, fd;
+         char *fn;
+         sd_id128_t machine;
+         char ids[33];
+@@ -905,7 +906,28 @@ static int system_journal_open(Server *s
+                         (void) mkdir("/var/log/journal/", 0755);
+ 
+                 fn = strappenda("/var/log/journal/", ids);
+-                (void) mkdir(fn, 0755);
++
++                /*
++                 * On journaling and/or compressing file systems avoid doubling the
++                 * efforts for the system, that is set NOCOW and NOCOMP inode flags.
++                 * Check for every single flag as otherwise some of the file systems
++                 * may return EOPNOTSUPP on one unkown flag (like BtrFS does).
++                 */
++                if (mkdir(fn, 0755) == 0 && (fd = open(fn, O_DIRECTORY)) >= 0) {
++                        long flags;
++                        if (ioctl(fd, FS_IOC_GETFLAGS, &flags) == 0) {
++                                if (ioctl(fd, FS_IOC_SETFLAGS, flags|FS_NOATIME_FL) == 0)
++                                        flags |= FS_NOATIME_FL;
++                                if (ioctl(fd, FS_IOC_SETFLAGS, flags|FS_NOCOW_FL) == 0)
++                                        flags |= FS_NOCOW_FL;
++                                if (s->compress) {
++                                        flags &= ~FS_COMPR_FL;
++                                        flags |= FS_NOCOMP_FL;
++                                }
++                                ioctl(fd, FS_IOC_SETFLAGS, flags);
++                        }
++                        close(fd);
++                }
+ 
+                 fn = strappenda(fn, "/system.journal");
+                 r = journal_file_open_reliably(fn, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0640, s->compress, s->seal, &s->system_metrics, s->mmap, NULL, &s->system_journal);
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 2171b924..ac4e6d52 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec  6 13:30:19 UTC 2013 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Add patch 
+  1014-journald-with-journaling-FS.patch
+  which now uses the file system ioctls for switching off atime,
+  compression, and copy-on-write of the journal directory of the
+  the systemd-journald (bnc#838475)
+- Let us build require the package config for libpcre (bnc#853293)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 28 10:25:58 UTC 2013 - lbsousajr@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 3ec76694..daa68f57 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(liblzma)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libmicrohttpd)
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpci) >= 3
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpcre)
 %if ! 0%{?bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libqrencode)
 %endif
@@ -260,9 +261,12 @@ Patch1009:      1009-make-xsltproc-use-correct-ROFF-links.patch
 Patch1010:      1010-do-not-install-sulogin-unit-with-poweroff.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE 1011-check-4-valid-kmsg-device.patch -- Avoid busy systemd-journald (bnc#851393)
 Patch1011:      1011-check-4-valid-kmsg-device.patch
-# PATCH-FIX-PSTREAM 1012-pam_systemd_do_override_XDG_RUNTIME_DIR_of_the_original_user.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 1012-pam_systemd_do_override_XDG_RUNTIME_DIR_of_the_original_user.patch
 Patch1012:      1012-pam_systemd_do_override_XDG_RUNTIME_DIR_of_the_original_user.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM U_logind_revert_lazy_session_activation_on_non_vt_seats.patch
 Patch1013:      U_logind_revert_lazy_session_activation_on_non_vt_seats.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE 1014-journald-with-journaling-FS.patch
+Patch1014:      1014-journald-with-journaling-FS.patch
 
 %description
 Systemd is a system and service manager, compatible with SysV and LSB
@@ -542,6 +546,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
 %patch1011 -p1
 %patch1012 -p1
 %patch1013 -p1
+%patch1014 -p1
 
 # ensure generate files are removed
 rm -f units/emergency.service