diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
index cb4bcf18e1..34f95bf9b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # NOTE: keep this package synchronized with "srcpkgs/xbps".
 pkgname=xbps-static
 version=0.43.1
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=configure
 short_desc="The XBPS package system utilities - static binaries"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-libxbps-abort-pkg-unpacking-as-soon-as-a-file-cannot.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-libxbps-abort-pkg-unpacking-as-soon-as-a-file-cannot.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..278ae6d017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-libxbps-abort-pkg-unpacking-as-soon-as-a-file-cannot.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+From d11230a29de77ff5ab121134b5b7f083b10dca52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:22:05 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] libxbps: abort pkg unpacking as soon as a file cannot be
+ written.
+
+Close #74
+---
+ NEWS                 |  4 ++++
+ lib/package_unpack.c | 17 +++++++++++------
+ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+--- lib/package_unpack.c
++++ lib/package_unpack.c
+@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+ 	ssize_t entry_size;
+ 	const char *file, *entry_pname, *transact;
+ 	char *pkgname, *buf;
+-	int ar_rv, rv, entry_type, flags;
++	int ar_rv, rv, error, entry_type, flags;
+ 	bool preserve, update, file_exists, skip_obsoletes;
+ 	bool skip_extract, force, xucd_stats;
+ 	uid_t euid;
+@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+ 	binpkg_filesd = pkg_filesd = NULL;
+ 	force = preserve = update = file_exists = false;
+ 	skip_obsoletes = xucd_stats = false;
+-	ar_rv = rv = entry_type = flags = 0;
++	ar_rv = rv = error = entry_type = flags = 0;
+ 
+ 	xbps_dictionary_get_bool(pkg_repod, "preserve", &preserve);
+ 	xbps_dictionary_get_bool(pkg_repod, "skip-obsoletes", &skip_obsoletes);
+@@ -403,10 +403,12 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+ 		 * Extract entry from archive.
+ 		 */
+ 		if (archive_read_extract(ar, entry, flags) != 0) {
++			error = archive_errno(ar);
+ 			xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_UNPACK_FAIL,
+-			    archive_errno(ar), pkgver,
++			    error, pkgver,
+ 			    "%s: [unpack] failed to extract file `%s': %s",
+-			    pkgver, entry_pname, archive_error_string(ar));
++			    pkgver, entry_pname, strerror(error));
++			break;
+ 		} else {
+ 			if (xhp->unpack_cb != NULL) {
+ 				xucd.entry_extract_count++;
+@@ -417,10 +419,13 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+ 	/*
+ 	 * If there was any error extracting files from archive, error out.
+ 	 */
+-	if (ar_rv == ARCHIVE_FATAL) {
++	if (error || ar_rv == ARCHIVE_FATAL) {
++		rv = error;
++		if (!rv)
++			rv = ar_rv;
+ 		xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_UNPACK_FAIL, rv, pkgver,
+ 		    "%s: [unpack] failed to extract files: %s",
+-		    pkgver, archive_error_string(ar));
++		    pkgver, strerror(rv));
+ 		goto out;
+ 	}
+ 	/*
+-- 
+2.2.2
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index e458c54b54..8b0389fdd1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.43.1
-revision=3
+revision=4
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=configure
 short_desc="The XBPS package system utilities"