diff --git a/srcpkgs/vlc/patches/vlc-2.2.6-decoder-lock-scope.patch b/srcpkgs/vlc/patches/vlc-2.2.6-decoder-lock-scope.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4bccb8b23bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/vlc/patches/vlc-2.2.6-decoder-lock-scope.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+X-Git-Url: https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Finput%2Fdecoder.c;h=fe3cd428c65c18bfbdadb55baf11521afdc2bfc7;hp=83aa5bf54e2c29ad93fae803117558e4fcd0f658;hb=6ae2905ef7fbc7de3a3a4a1bdf8ad6df46ce570a;hpb=5b2de76965ee8b1ab5e3257f8b6d71bbb4e9e3f9
+
+--- src/input/decoder.c
++++ src/input/decoder.c
+@@ -1162,7 +1162,10 @@
+         b_paused = p_owner->b_paused;
+ 
+         if (!p_audio)
++        {
++            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_owner->lock );
+             break;
++        }
+ 
+         /* */
+         int i_rate = INPUT_RATE_DEFAULT;
+@@ -1180,6 +1183,9 @@
+ 
+         if( unlikely(p_owner->b_paused != b_paused) )
+             continue; /* race with input thread? retry... */
++
++        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_owner->lock );
++
+         if( p_aout == NULL )
+             b_reject = true;
+ 
+@@ -1199,7 +1205,6 @@
+ 
+         break;
+     }
+-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_owner->lock );
+ }
+ 
+ static void DecoderDecodeAudio( decoder_t *p_dec, block_t *p_block )
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vlc/template b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
index 9e672669e9b..d572c6cc278 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vlc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'vlc'
 pkgname=vlc
 version=2.2.8
-revision=6
+revision=7
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-gme --disable-libtar --enable-jack
  --disable-live555 --disable-fluidsynth --enable-dvdread