diff --recursive --unified hal-0.5.11-orig/hald/linux/device.c hal-0.5.11-fixed/hald/linux/device.c
--- hal-0.5.11-orig/hald/linux/device.c	2008-05-08 03:23:42.000000000 +0400
+++ hal-0.5.11-fixed/hald/linux/device.c	2008-06-20 01:03:54.000000000 +0400
@@ -4495,9 +4495,12 @@
 
 				for (tmp = children; tmp != NULL; tmp = g_slist_next (tmp)) {
 			                child = HAL_DEVICE (tmp->data);
-					HAL_INFO(("Remove now: %s as child of: %s", hal_device_get_udi(child), hal_device_get_udi(d)));
-					hal_util_callout_device_remove (child, dev_callouts_remove_child_done, NULL, NULL);
-                		}
+                    /* find childs without sysfs path as e.g. spawned devices*/
+                    if (hal_device_property_get_string(child, "linux.sysfs_path") == NULL) {
+                        HAL_INFO(("Remove now: %s as child of: %s", hal_device_get_udi(child), hal_device_get_udi(d)));
+                        hal_util_callout_device_remove (child, dev_callouts_remove_child_done, NULL, NULL);
+                    }
+                }
 				g_slist_free (children);
 
 				handler->remove (d);