diff --git a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXapi.cpp b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXapi.cpp
index b374367c1..6bd9d9db7 100644
--- a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXapi.cpp
+++ b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXapi.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI XTL::EMUPATCH(XGetDevices)
 	RETURN(ret);
 }
 
+#if 0 // patch disabled
 // ******************************************************************
 // * patch: XGetDeviceChanges
 // ******************************************************************
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI XTL::EMUPATCH(XGetDeviceChanges)
 
 	RETURN(TRUE); // TODO : RETURN(bRet);
 }
+#endif
 
 // ******************************************************************
 // * patch: XInputOpen
diff --git a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXapi.h b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXapi.h
index fa2b48143..139ee1b5f 100644
--- a/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXapi.h
+++ b/src/CxbxKrnl/EmuXapi.h
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI EMUPATCH(XGetDevices)
     XPP_DEVICE_TYPE *DeviceType
 );
 
+#if 0 // patch disabled
 // ******************************************************************
 // * patch: XGetDeviceChanges
 // ******************************************************************
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI EMUPATCH(XGetDeviceChanges)
     PDWORD           pdwInsertions,
     PDWORD           pdwRemovals
 );
+#endif
 
 // ******************************************************************
 // * patch: XInputOpen
diff --git a/src/CxbxKrnl/HLEDataBase/Xapi.1.0.5788.inl b/src/CxbxKrnl/HLEDataBase/Xapi.1.0.5788.inl
index 58c79533b..8ef2de390 100644
--- a/src/CxbxKrnl/HLEDataBase/Xapi.1.0.5788.inl
+++ b/src/CxbxKrnl/HLEDataBase/Xapi.1.0.5788.inl
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ OOVPATable XAPI_5788[] = {
 	REGISTER_OOVPA(XInputOpen, 4361, PATCH),
 	REGISTER_OOVPA(XInputGetCapabilities, 5558, PATCH),
 	REGISTER_OOVPA(XInputGetState, 5558, PATCH),
-	REGISTER_OOVPA(XGetDeviceChanges, 5788, PATCH),
+	REGISTER_OOVPA(XGetDeviceChanges, 5788, DISABLED), // Was PATCH
     // REGISTER_OOVPA(XapiThreadStartup, 4361, PATCH), // obsolete?
 	REGISTER_OOVPA(XGetLaunchInfo, 5558, PATCH),
 	REGISTER_OOVPA(QueueUserAPC, 3911, PATCH),