diff --git a/utils/collectd/patches/300-delay-first-read-cycle.patch b/utils/collectd/patches/300-delay-first-read-cycle.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a60cc464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/collectd/patches/300-delay-first-read-cycle.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/src/daemon/plugin.c
++++ b/src/daemon/plugin.c
+@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static int plugin_insert_read (read_func
+ 	int status;
+ 	llentry_t *le;
+ 
+-	rf->rf_next_read = cdtime ();
++	rf->rf_next_read = cdtime () + (cdtime_t) 1073741824; //delay first read 1s
+ 	rf->rf_effective_interval = rf->rf_interval;
+ 
+ 	pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
+