diff --git a/1011-check-4-valid-kmsg-device.patch b/1011-check-4-valid-kmsg-device.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffb36937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1011-check-4-valid-kmsg-device.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+From: Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
+Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:50:32 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Avoid busy systemd-journald
+
+Avoid a busy systemd-journald due polling a broken /dec/kmsg in lxc
+environments.
+
+---
+ journald-kmsg.c |   27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: systemd-208/src/journal/journald-kmsg.c
+===================================================================
+--- systemd-208/src/journal/journald-kmsg.c
++++ systemd-208/src/journal/journald-kmsg.c	2013-11-21 13:30:22.930735683 +0000
+@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
+ #include <sys/epoll.h>
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <sys/mman.h>
++#include <sys/stat.h>
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
++#include <sys/types.h>
+ 
+ #include <systemd/sd-messages.h>
+ #include <libudev.h>
+@@ -377,20 +379,43 @@ int server_flush_dev_kmsg(Server *s) {
+ 
+ int server_open_dev_kmsg(Server *s) {
+         struct epoll_event ev;
++        struct stat st;
+ 
+         assert(s);
+ 
+         s->dev_kmsg_fd = open("/dev/kmsg", O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC|O_NONBLOCK|O_NOCTTY);
+         if (s->dev_kmsg_fd < 0) {
+-                log_warning("Failed to open /dev/kmsg, ignoring: %m");
++                /* Do not warn as it may not exists in LXC environments */
++                if (errno != ENOENT)
++                        log_warning("Failed to open /dev/kmsg, ignoring: %m");
+                 return 0;
+         }
+ 
++        if (fstat(s->dev_kmsg_fd, &st) < 0) {
++                log_error("Failed to stat /dev/kmsg fd, ignoring: %m");
++                close_nointr_nofail(s->dev_kmsg_fd);
++                s->dev_kmsg_fd = -1;
++                return 0;
++        }
++
++        if (!S_ISCHR(st.st_mode) || major(st.st_rdev) != 1 || minor(st.st_rdev) != 11) {
++                int old_errno = errno;
++                errno = ENODEV;
++                log_warning("Irregular device /dev/kmsg, ignoring: %m");
++                errno = old_errno;
++                close_nointr_nofail(s->dev_kmsg_fd);
++                s->dev_kmsg_fd = -1;
++                return 0;
++        }
++
+         zero(ev);
+         ev.events = EPOLLIN;
+         ev.data.fd = s->dev_kmsg_fd;
+         if (epoll_ctl(s->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, s->dev_kmsg_fd, &ev) < 0) {
+ 
++                close_nointr_nofail(s->dev_kmsg_fd);
++                s->dev_kmsg_fd = -1;
++
+                 /* This will fail with EPERM on older kernels where
+                  * /dev/kmsg is not readable. */
+                 if (errno == EPERM)
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index c5a10894..20b2c0b1 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 21 12:27:11 UTC 2013 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Add patch 
+  1011-check-4-valid-kmsg-device.patch
+  to avoid a busy systemd-journald (bnc#851393)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov  6 09:42:05 UTC 2013 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 62f08f07..22d16489 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ Patch1008:      1008-add-msft-compability-rules.patch
 Patch1009:      1009-make-xsltproc-use-correct-ROFF-links.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE 1010-do-not-install-sulogin-unit-with-poweroff.patch -- Avoid installing console-shell.service (bnc#849071)
 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
 
 %description
 Systemd is a system and service manager, compatible with SysV and LSB
@@ -534,6 +536,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
 %endif
 %patch1009 -p1
 %patch1010 -p1
+%patch1011 -p1
 
 # ensure generate files are removed
 rm -f units/emergency.service