diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0003-xbps-create-improve-d6605e1b97-sanitize-destdir-to-r.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0003-xbps-create-improve-d6605e1b97-sanitize-destdir-to-r.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a24b81bbf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0003-xbps-create-improve-d6605e1b97-sanitize-destdir-to-r.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+From fa9d3471d921e1d49cdddeeab546d61f04bc1cf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 13:03:40 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] xbps-create: improve d6605e1b97 (sanitize destdir to resolve
+ target files in symlinks).
+
+Previously in d6605e1b97 if destdir had trailing '/' the behavior
+of detecting target files in symlinks was changed slightly.
+---
+ bin/xbps-create/main.c | 11 +++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-create/main.c b/bin/xbps-create/main.c
+index 2a2373d..5d0a265 100644
+--- bin/xbps-create/main.c
++++ bin/xbps-create/main.c
+@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ ftw_cb(const char *fpath, const struct stat *sb, int type, struct FTW *ftwbuf)
+ {
+ 	struct xentry *xe = NULL;
+ 	const char *filep = NULL;
+-	char *buf, *p, *dname;
++	char *buf, *p, *p2, *dname;
+ 	ssize_t r;
+ 
+ 	(void)ftwbuf;
+@@ -237,7 +237,14 @@ ftw_cb(const char *fpath, const struct stat *sb, int type, struct FTW *ftwbuf)
+ 				 */
+ 				xe->target = strdup(buf);
+ 			} else {
+-				xe->target = strdup(p + strlen(destdir) - 1);
++				/*
++				 * Sanitize destdir just in case.
++				 */
++				if ((p2 = realpath(destdir, NULL)) == NULL)
++					die("failed to sanitize destdir %s: %s", destdir, strerror(errno));
++
++				xe->target = strdup(p+strlen(p2));
++				free(p2);
+ 				free(p);
+ 			}
+ 		} else if (strchr(buf, '/') == NULL) {
+-- 
+1.8.3
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index c4885b9b7e..2a01fbadeb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.24
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin
  --enable-static --enable-debug --enable-tests"