diff --git a/shut-up-annoying-assertion-monotonic-clock-message.patch b/shut-up-annoying-assertion-monotonic-clock-message.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecdf4bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shut-up-annoying-assertion-monotonic-clock-message.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+Stop flooding the kernel's message ring buffer with useless
+messages on dual_timestamp_is_set is failed.  This is a backport
+from upstream code.
+
+---
+ src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c |   10 ++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+--- systemd-210/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c
++++ systemd-210/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c	2014-05-02 10:01:23.366235185 +0000
+@@ -2191,9 +2191,12 @@ _public_ int sd_event_exit(sd_event *e,
+ _public_ int sd_event_get_now_realtime(sd_event *e, uint64_t *usec) {
+         assert_return(e, -EINVAL);
+         assert_return(usec, -EINVAL);
+-        assert_return(dual_timestamp_is_set(&e->timestamp), -ENODATA);
+         assert_return(!event_pid_changed(e), -ECHILD);
+ 
++        /* If we haven't run yet, just get the actual time */
++        if (!dual_timestamp_is_set(&e->timestamp))
++                return -ENODATA;
++
+         *usec = e->timestamp.realtime;
+         return 0;
+ }
+@@ -2201,9 +2204,12 @@ _public_ int sd_event_get_now_realtime(s
+ _public_ int sd_event_get_now_monotonic(sd_event *e, uint64_t *usec) {
+         assert_return(e, -EINVAL);
+         assert_return(usec, -EINVAL);
+-        assert_return(dual_timestamp_is_set(&e->timestamp), -ENODATA);
+         assert_return(!event_pid_changed(e), -ECHILD);
+ 
++        /* If we haven't run yet, just get the actual time */
++        if (!dual_timestamp_is_set(&e->timestamp))
++                return -ENODATA;
++
+         *usec = e->timestamp.monotonic;
+         return 0;
+ }
diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index 6947b0b8..6df92168 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May  2 10:12:26 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Add patch shut-up-annoying-assertion-monotonic-clock-message.patch
+  to avoid annyoing messages on failing dual_timestamp_is_set in the
+  kernel's message ring buffer
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 30 12:14:32 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index ae52d705..1e2d56fe 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ Patch201:       0003-delta-do-not-use-unicode-chars-in-C-locale.patch
 Patch202:       0004-implement-a-union-to-pad-out-file_handle.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-SUSE System fails to boot if nfs mounts get added to fstab (bnc#874665)
 Patch203:       respect-nfs-bg-option.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Stop useless messages on dual_timestamp_is_set is failed.
+Patch204:       shut-up-annoying-assertion-monotonic-clock-message.patch
 
 # UDEV PATCHES
 # ============
@@ -781,6 +783,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
 %patch201 -p0
 %patch202 -p0
 %patch203 -p1
+%patch204 -p1
 
 # udev patches
 %patch1001 -p1
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 6947b0b8..6df92168 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May  2 10:12:26 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Add patch shut-up-annoying-assertion-monotonic-clock-message.patch
+  to avoid annyoing messages on failing dual_timestamp_is_set in the
+  kernel's message ring buffer
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 30 12:14:32 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index daadf1bd..9744e0e9 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ Patch201:       0003-delta-do-not-use-unicode-chars-in-C-locale.patch
 Patch202:       0004-implement-a-union-to-pad-out-file_handle.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-SUSE System fails to boot if nfs mounts get added to fstab (bnc#874665)
 Patch203:       respect-nfs-bg-option.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Stop useless messages on dual_timestamp_is_set is failed.
+Patch204:       shut-up-annoying-assertion-monotonic-clock-message.patch
 
 # UDEV PATCHES
 # ============
@@ -776,6 +778,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE7} m4/
 %patch201 -p0
 %patch202 -p0
 %patch203 -p1
+%patch204 -p1
 
 # udev patches
 %patch1001 -p1