diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0001-xbps-uhelper-make-the-version-target-also-match-virt.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0001-xbps-uhelper-make-the-version-target-also-match-virt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27de8a7fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0001-xbps-uhelper-make-the-version-target-also-match-virt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From e25216822bc51b5ff1a87cbe980d1a96843a3a93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:11:30 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] xbps-uhelper: make the 'version' target also match virtual
+ pkgs.
+
+---
+ bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c b/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
+index f1eb111..25acd45 100644
+--- bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
++++ bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
+@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 		if (argc != 2)
+ 			usage();
+ 
+-		dict = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg(&xh, argv[1]);
+-		if (dict == NULL)
++		if ((((dict = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg(&xh, argv[1])) == NULL)) &&
++		    (((dict = xbps_pkgdb_get_virtualpkg(&xh, argv[1])) == NULL)))
+ 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ 
+ 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(dict, "pkgver", &version);
+-- 
+1.8.2
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index c2ed975c97..320653fb3d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.22
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin
  --enable-static --enable-debug --enable-tests"