diff --git a/kdelibs-4.0.4-phonon-hal.patch b/kdelibs-4.0.4-phonon-hal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..964789d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdelibs-4.0.4-phonon-hal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- kdelibs/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodevice.cpp	2008/05/15 10:17:11	807987
++++ kdelibs/phonon/libkaudiodevicelist/audiodevice.cpp	2008/05/15 10:18:11	807988
+@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@
+         Solid::Device parent = audioDevice.parent();
+         if (parent.isValid()) {
+             d->uniqueId = d->uniqueIdentifierFromDevice(parent);
++            // newer HAL versions add one more parent in between to find the actual hardware info
++            if (d->uniqueId.isEmpty() && parent.parent().isValid()) {
++                parent = parent.parent();
++                d->uniqueId = d->uniqueIdentifierFromDevice(parent);
++            }
+             if (!d->uniqueId.isEmpty()) {
+                 switch (audioHw->deviceType()) {
+                 case Solid::AudioInterface::AudioInput:
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index 6415b7e..13f988b 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Summary: K Desktop Environment 4 - Libraries
 Version: 4.0.4
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 8
 Name: kdelibs
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ Patch14: kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir.patch
 # fix proxy support (#443931, kde#155707)
 # patch by Sergey Saukh: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155707#c46
 Patch15: kdelibs-4.0.4-proxy.patch
+# fix compatibility with newer HALs
+# http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=807988
+Patch16: kdelibs-4.0.4-phonon-hal.patch
 
 ## upstream patches
 
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ sed -i -e "s|@@VERSION_RELEASE@@|%{version}-%{release}|" kio/kio/kprotocolmanage
 %patch13 -p1 -b .fedora-buildtype
 %patch14 -p1 -b .libexecdir
 %patch15 -p0 -b .proxy
+%patch16 -p1 -b .phonon-hal
 
 
 %build
@@ -354,6 +358,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 15 2008 Lukáš Tinkl <ltinkl@redhat.com> - 4.0.4-4
+- fix compatibility with newer HALs to find the actual HW info
+
 * Thu May 15 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> - 4.0.4-3
 - fix proxy support (#443931, kde#155707)
 - move %%{_kde4_appsdir}/ksgmltools2/ from -devel to the main package (#446435)