I think this no longer applies upstream, because https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=707953 and the fix for it completely removed src/shell-watcher.c, where the patch was necessary.
Because of that, I would recommend to apply the patch to the current version as it is in Ubuntu.
I can also confirm that the patch solves the problem on my utopic system.
I think this no longer applies upstream, because https:/ /bugzilla. gnome.org/ show_bug. cgi?id= 707953 and the fix for it completely removed src/shell- watcher. c, where the patch was necessary.
Because of that, I would recommend to apply the patch to the current version as it is in Ubuntu.
I can also confirm that the patch solves the problem on my utopic system.