diff --git a/huawei-timing.patch b/huawei-timing.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1cbbac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/huawei-timing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff -u -r usb-modeswitch-data-20120531.org/40-usb_modeswitch.rules usb-modeswitch-data-20120531/40-usb_modeswitch.rules
+--- usb-modeswitch-data-20120531.org/40-usb_modeswitch.rules	2012-09-28 14:15:48.751958694 +0200
++++ usb-modeswitch-data-20120531/40-usb_modeswitch.rules	2012-09-28 14:16:49.063343878 +0200
+@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@
+ # Huawei E173s
+ ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1c0b", RUN+="usb_modeswitch '%b/%k'"
+ 
++# Huawei E173s
++ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1c00", RUN+="usb_modeswitch -w 3000 '%b/%k'"
++
+ # Huawei E173 (Moviestar)
+ ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1c24", RUN+="usb_modeswitch '%b/%k'"
+ 
+diff -u -r usb-modeswitch-data-20120531.org/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1c0b usb-modeswitch-data-20120531/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1c0b
+--- usb-modeswitch-data-20120531.org/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1c0b	2012-09-28 14:15:48.754958714 +0200
++++ usb-modeswitch-data-20120531/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1c0b	2012-09-28 14:17:35.495640324 +0200
+@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
+ 
+ MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000"
+ 
++WaitBefore=3
diff --git a/usb_modeswitch.changes b/usb_modeswitch.changes
index e8e59a1..b6656fb 100644
--- a/usb_modeswitch.changes
+++ b/usb_modeswitch.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 28 12:59:57 UTC 2012 - gschlotter@suse.com
+
+- huawei-timing.patch:
+   *fixed timing issues with huawei devices (E173, ...)
+    bnc#740354 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 20 23:59:34 UTC 2012 - javier@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/usb_modeswitch.spec b/usb_modeswitch.spec
index 262df7d..8ebbc18 100644
--- a/usb_modeswitch.spec
+++ b/usb_modeswitch.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Source1:        %{source_name}-data-%{date}.tar.bz2
 Source2:        %{name}-data.rpmlintrc
 Source3:	1bbb:f017
 Patch0:		add_alcatel_ot_x220d.patch
+Patch1:         huawei-timing.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  libusb-devel 
 BuildRequires:  tcl
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ Data files for usb_modeswitch package.
 %prep
 %setup -q -a1 -n %{source_name}-%{version}
 %patch0
+%patch1 -p1 -d %{source_name}-data-%{date}
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="%{optflags}" make