diff --git a/rtkit-no-cpu-controlgroup.patch b/rtkit-no-cpu-controlgroup.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dffa1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rtkit-no-cpu-controlgroup.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Index: rtkit-0.11_git201205151338/rtkit-daemon.service.in
+===================================================================
+--- rtkit-0.11_git201205151338.orig/rtkit-daemon.service.in
++++ rtkit-0.11_git201205151338/rtkit-daemon.service.in
+@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ PrivateNetwork=yes
+ 
+ # Work around the fact that the Linux currently doesn't assign any RT
+ # budget to CPU control groups that have none configured explicitly
+-ControlGroup=cpu:/
++# Not specified by systemd currently.
++# ControlGroup=cpu:/
+ 
+ [Install]
+ WantedBy=graphical.target
diff --git a/rtkit.changes b/rtkit.changes
index aa7def9..7261966 100644
--- a/rtkit.changes
+++ b/rtkit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 27 13:28:28 UTC 2014 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- do not specify the cpu: ControlGroup, unsupported by systemd
+  currently. bnc#847948
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 27 22:21:16 UTC 2013 - sreeves@suse.com
 
diff --git a/rtkit.spec b/rtkit.spec
index 8422152..003892f 100644
--- a/rtkit.spec
+++ b/rtkit.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package rtkit
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd-daemon)
 Patch0:         rtkit-use-system-sd-daemon.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM rtkit-bnc836939.patch sreeves@suse.com -- use of insecure polkit DBUS API
 Patch1:         rtkit-bnc836939.patch
+Patch2:         rtkit-no-cpu-controlgroup.patch
 
 %description
 RealtimeKit is a D-Bus system service that changes the
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ processes.
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 
 %build
 autoreconf -fiv