diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/ansi_tty_fetch_cb.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/ansi_tty_fetch_cb.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d8adc25f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/ansi_tty_fetch_cb.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+From ca5aeebdc9fbbf5c74ad73e36ccea0ee6e7fbf7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:09:18 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] xbps-install: fetch_cb.c: do not print ANSI escape codes
+ if stdout isn't a tty.
+
+---
+ bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c b/bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
+index 4b4d05a..3497e19 100644
+--- bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
++++ bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
+@@ -144,9 +144,14 @@ stat_display(struct xbps_fetch_cb_data *xfpd, void *cbdata)
+ 		    (double)xfpd->file_dloaded) / (double)xfpd->file_size);
+ 		(void)xbps_humanize_number(totsize, (int64_t)xfpd->file_size);
+ 	}
+-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: [%s %d%%] %s ETA: %s\033[K\r",
+-	    xfpd->file_name, totsize, percentage,
+-	    stat_bps(xfpd, xfer), stat_eta(xfpd, xfer));
++	if (isatty(fileno(stdout)))
++		printf("%s: [%s %d%%] %s ETA: %s\033[K\r",
++		    xfpd->file_name, totsize, percentage,
++		    stat_bps(xfpd, xfer), stat_eta(xfpd, xfer));
++	else
++		printf("%s: [%s %d%%] %s ETA: %s\n",
++		    xfpd->file_name, totsize, percentage,
++		    stat_bps(xfpd, xfer), stat_eta(xfpd, xfer));
+ }
+ 
+ void
+@@ -165,7 +170,11 @@ fetch_file_progress_cb(struct xbps_fetch_cb_data *xfpd, void *cbdata)
+ 	} else if (xfpd->cb_end) {
+ 		/* end transfer stats */
+ 		(void)xbps_humanize_number(size, (int64_t)xfpd->file_dloaded);
+-		fprintf(stderr,"%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\033[K\n",
+-		    xfpd->file_name, size, stat_bps(xfpd, xfer));
++		if (isatty(fileno(stdout)))
++			printf("%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\033[K\n",
++			    xfpd->file_name, size, stat_bps(xfpd, xfer));
++		else
++			printf("%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\n",
++			    xfpd->file_name, size, stat_bps(xfpd, xfer));
+ 	}
+ }
+-- 
+1.8.0.1
+
+
+From f2d2b2fde9ddf8aebf2c3e7cc852333c4210b3ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:20:59 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] xbps-install: fetch_cb.c: if stdout is a tty use stderr.
+
+---
+ bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c b/bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
+index 3497e19..5093f9e 100644
+--- bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
++++ bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
+@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ stat_display(struct xbps_fetch_cb_data *xfpd, void *cbdata)
+ 		(void)xbps_humanize_number(totsize, (int64_t)xfpd->file_size);
+ 	}
+ 	if (isatty(fileno(stdout)))
+-		printf("%s: [%s %d%%] %s ETA: %s\033[K\r",
++		fprintf(stderr, "%s: [%s %d%%] %s ETA: %s\033[K\r",
+ 		    xfpd->file_name, totsize, percentage,
+ 		    stat_bps(xfpd, xfer), stat_eta(xfpd, xfer));
+ 	else
+@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ fetch_file_progress_cb(struct xbps_fetch_cb_data *xfpd, void *cbdata)
+ 		/* end transfer stats */
+ 		(void)xbps_humanize_number(size, (int64_t)xfpd->file_dloaded);
+ 		if (isatty(fileno(stdout)))
+-			printf("%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\033[K\n",
++			fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\033[K\n",
+ 			    xfpd->file_name, size, stat_bps(xfpd, xfer));
+ 		else
+ 			printf("%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\n",
+-- 
+1.8.0.1
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index 6013748b03..4451b03a13 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.18.1
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin
  --with-tests --with-static"