diff --git a/kobuki_ftdi/57-kobuki.rules b/kobuki_ftdi/57-kobuki.rules
index 433064f9..7c3768cc 100644
--- a/kobuki_ftdi/57-kobuki.rules
+++ b/kobuki_ftdi/57-kobuki.rules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # On precise, for some reason, USER and GROUP are getting ignored.
 # So setting mode = 0666 for now.
-SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", ATTRS{serial}=="kobuki*", MODE:="0666", GROUP:="dialout", SYMLINK+="kobuki"
+SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", ATTRS{serial}=="kobuki*", ATTR{device/latency_timer}="1", MODE:="0666", GROUP:="dialout", SYMLINK+="kobuki"
 # Bluetooth module (currently not supported and may have problems)
 # SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{address}=="00:00:00:41:48:22", MODE:="0666", GROUP:="dialout", SYMLINK+="kobuki"
 
diff --git a/kobuki_ftdi/CHANGELOG.rst b/kobuki_ftdi/CHANGELOG.rst
index 46c6f308..7280f0e5 100644
--- a/kobuki_ftdi/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/kobuki_ftdi/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* [udev] restore low latency timer for ftdi operation
+
 0.7.8 (2017-04-02)
 ------------------
 * debian postinstall script for kobuki's udev rule