diff --git a/0034-Enable-early-microcode-by-default.patch b/0034-Enable-early-microcode-by-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..660a8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0034-Enable-early-microcode-by-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 03901ba727136d02f76a2ec6ad6cc9a971b1dd10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Fedora dracut team <dracut-maint@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:49:24 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Enable early-microcode by default
+
+See bug 1083716
+---
+ dracut.sh | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/dracut.sh b/dracut.sh
+index 2cce85b..e4f171b 100755
+--- a/dracut.sh
++++ b/dracut.sh
+@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ stdloglvl=$((stdloglvl + verbosity_mod_l))
+ [[ $nofscks_l ]] && nofscks="yes"
+ [[ $ro_mnt_l ]] && ro_mnt="yes"
+ [[ $early_microcode_l ]] && early_microcode=$early_microcode_l
+-[[ $early_microcode ]] || early_microcode=no
++[[ $early_microcode ]] || early_microcode=yes
+ [[ $logfile_l ]] && logfile="$logfile_l"
+ [[ $reproducible_l ]] && reproducible="$reproducible_l"
+ 
+-- 
+1.9.3
+
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index a5a8f5d..d7f4da2 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Name: dracut
 Version: 038
-Release: 34.git20140815%{?dist}
+Release: 35.git20140815%{?dist}
 
 Summary: Initramfs generator using udev
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Patch30: 0030-Makefile-rpm-wget-the-lgpl-license-for-Source1.patch
 Patch31: 0031-51-dracut-rescue.install-fixed-proc-cmdline-read.patch
 Patch32: 0032-50-dracut.install-fixed-proc-cmdline-reading.patch
 Patch33: 0033-50-dracut.install-install-pregenerated-initrd.patch
+Patch34: 0034-Enable-early-microcode-by-default.patch
 
 Source1: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
 
@@ -511,7 +512,11 @@ rm -rf -- $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
-* Fri Aug 15 2014 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 038-34.git20140815
+* Fri Sep 26 2014 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@fedoraproject.org>
+- Enable early-microcode by default (rhbz 1083716)
+- Fix changelog date
+
+* Tue Aug 19 2014 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 038-34.git20140815
 - git snapshot
 
 * Sat Aug 16 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 038-31.git20140815