diff --git a/pkg/fedora/kernel-surface/patches/0001-iptsd.patch b/pkg/fedora/kernel-surface/patches/0001-iptsd.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1add9f26f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/fedora/kernel-surface/patches/0001-iptsd.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 5fc0582727cb64230d1c2ac02001263f92a9b82c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dorian Stoll <dorian.stoll@tmsp.io>
+Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 09:21:43 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Pull in iptsd as a weak dependency
+
+Signed-off-by: Dorian Stoll <dorian.stoll@tmsp.io>
+---
+ redhat/kernel.spec.template | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/redhat/kernel.spec.template b/redhat/kernel.spec.template
+index 51f43b21b018..d61276b49d95 100644
+--- a/redhat/kernel.spec.template
++++ b/redhat/kernel.spec.template
+@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ Requires(pre): %{kernel_prereq}\
+ Requires(pre): %{initrd_prereq}\
+ Requires(pre): ((linux-firmware >= 20150904-56.git6ebf5d57) if linux-firmware)\
+ Recommends: linux-firmware\
++Recommends: iptsd\
+ Requires(preun): systemd >= 200\
+ Conflicts: xfsprogs < 4.3.0-1\
+ Conflicts: xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse < 13.0.99\
+-- 
+2.40.1
+