diff --git a/kdelibs-4.5.80-no_HAL.patch b/kdelibs-4.5.80-no_HAL.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a1e454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdelibs-4.5.80-no_HAL.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+Index: solid/solid/CMakeLists.txt
+===================================================================
+--- solid/solid/CMakeLists.txt	(revision 1198779)
++++ solid/solid/CMakeLists.txt	(working copy)
+@@ -185,32 +185,32 @@
+    endif( UDEV_FOUND )
+ 
+ 
+-   message(STATUS "Building Solid HAL backend." )
+-   set(solid_LIB_SRCS ${solid_LIB_SRCS}
+-   backends/hal/halacadapter.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halaudiointerface.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halbattery.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halblock.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halbutton.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halcamera.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halcdrom.cpp
+-   backends/hal/haldeviceinterface.cpp
+-   backends/hal/haldvbinterface.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halfstabhandling.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halgenericinterface.cpp
+-   backends/hal/haldevice.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halmanager.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halnetworkinterface.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halserialinterface.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halopticaldisc.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halportablemediaplayer.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halprocessor.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halstorageaccess.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halstorage.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halvideo.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halvolume.cpp
+-   backends/hal/halsmartcardreader.cpp
+-   )
++#   message(STATUS "Building Solid HAL backend." )
++#   set(solid_LIB_SRCS ${solid_LIB_SRCS}
++#   backends/hal/halacadapter.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halaudiointerface.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halbattery.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halblock.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halbutton.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halcamera.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halcdrom.cpp
++#   backends/hal/haldeviceinterface.cpp
++#   backends/hal/haldvbinterface.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halfstabhandling.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halgenericinterface.cpp
++#   backends/hal/haldevice.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halmanager.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halnetworkinterface.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halserialinterface.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halopticaldisc.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halportablemediaplayer.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halprocessor.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halstorageaccess.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halstorage.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halvideo.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halvolume.cpp
++#   backends/hal/halsmartcardreader.cpp
++#   )
+ 
+    message(STATUS "Building Solid UPower backend." )
+    set(solid_LIB_SRCS ${solid_LIB_SRCS}
+Index: solid/solid/managerbase.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- solid/solid/managerbase.cpp	(revision 1198779)
++++ solid/solid/managerbase.cpp	(working copy)
+@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
+ #if defined (Q_OS_MAC)
+ #include "backends/iokit/iokitmanager.h"
+ #elif defined (Q_OS_UNIX)
+-#include "backends/hal/halmanager.h"
++//#include "backends/hal/halmanager.h"
+ #include "backends/udisks/udisksmanager.h"
+ #include "backends/upower/upowermanager.h"
+ 
+@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
+ #           if defined (UDEV_FOUND)
+                 m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UDev::UDevManager(0);
+ #           endif
+-            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::Hal::HalManager(0)
++            m_backends //<< new Solid::Backends::Hal::HalManager(0)
+ // FIXME: the udisks backend used to build on !Linux too
+ #           if defined (Q_OS_LINUX)
+                        << new Solid::Backends::UDisks::UDisksManager(0)
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index be25c26..99b9e1c 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Summary: KDE Libraries
 Version: 4.5.80
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 Name: kdelibs
 Epoch: 6
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ Requires: kde-settings
 %{?_kde4_macros_api:Requires: kde4-macros(api) = %{_kde4_macros_api} }
 # versioned dep ok, as long as it comes from *here*
 Requires: %{name}-common = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
+%if 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} < 15
 Requires: hal
+%endif
 Requires: hunspell
 # beware of possible bootstrapping problems -- Rex
 Requires: oxygen-icon-theme >= %{version}
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ Patch50: kdelibs-4.5.1-knewstuff_gpg2.patch
 # Not Upstreamed? why not ? -- Rex
 Patch200: kdelibs-4.3.1-CVE-2009-2702.patch
 
+## Fedora specific patches
+# HALsectomy
+Patch300: kdelibs-4.5.80-no_HAL.patch
+
 %if 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} < 13
 Conflicts: kdebase-workspace-libs < 4.3.80
 %endif
@@ -264,6 +270,10 @@ sed -i -e "s|@@VERSION_RELEASE@@|%{version}-%{release}|" kio/kio/kprotocolmanage
 # security fix
 %patch200 -p1 -b .CVE-2009-2702
 
+# Fedora patches
+%if 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} > 14
+%patch300 -p0 -b .no_HAL
+%endif
 
 %build
 
@@ -507,6 +517,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 22 2010 Lukas Tinkl <ltinkl@redhat.com> - 4.5.80-3
+- don't build Solid HAL backend, rely on udisks/upower/udev only 
+  (aka project HALsectomy)
+
 * Sat Nov 20 2010 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 4.5.80-2
 - squash more rpath's