diff --git a/srcpkgs/hitch/patches/libressl.patch b/srcpkgs/hitch/patches/libressl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..500db8c799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/hitch/patches/libressl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/hitch.c.orig	2017-02-16 01:37:27.743263070 -0500
++++ src/hitch.c	2017-02-16 01:37:59.846392318 -0500
+@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
+ 		return NULL;
+ 	}
+ 
+-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
++#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+ #define SSL_CTX_get_default_passwd_cb(ctx) (ctx->default_passwd_callback)
+ #define SSL_CTX_get_default_passwd_cb_userdata(ctx) (ctx->default_passwd_callback_userdata)
+ #endif
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hitch/template b/srcpkgs/hitch/template
index f79e5df3d8..420694c405 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hitch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hitch/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'hitch'
 pkgname=hitch
-version=1.4.3
+version=1.4.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="ac_cv_so_reuseport_works=yes"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Jannis Christ <hello@jannis.ovh>"
 license="2-clause-BSD"
 homepage="https://hitch-tls.org/"
 distfiles="https://hitch-tls.org/source/hitch-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ae193d31d8f4ec6214f42793b5108b65fa815482aec70be09b80dd346757dcb8
+checksum=5b4e8deeaafa6ae3998b24af035c8df9bd25e6527c4e1811645f53368da69eab
 system_accounts="_hitch"
 
 post_install() {