diff --git a/srcpkgs/xsel/patches/strncpy.patch b/srcpkgs/xsel/patches/strncpy.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c6f42a5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xsel/patches/strncpy.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git xsel.c xsel.c
+index 79cc68b..556585e 100644
+--- xsel.c
++++ xsel.c
+@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+       dont_output = True;
+     } else if (OPT("--logfile") || OPT("-l")) {
+       i++; if (i >= argc) goto usage_err;
+-      strncpy (logfile, argv[i], MAXFNAME);
++      strncpy (logfile, argv[i], MAXFNAME-1);
+     } else {
+       goto usage_err;
+     }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xsel/template b/srcpkgs/xsel/template
index 9a0b62070a..edc001dba4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xsel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xsel/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'xsel'
 pkgname=xsel
 version=1.2.0
-revision=3
-distfiles="http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/download/xsel-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum="b927ce08dc82f4c30140223959b90cf65e1076f000ce95e520419ec32f5b141c"
+revision=4
 build_style="gnu-configure"
 makedepends="libXt-devel"
+short_desc="Command-line getting and setting the contents of the X selection"
 maintainer="Steven R <dev@styez.com>"
+license="custom"
 homepage="http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/"
-license="Custom"
-short_desc="Command-line program for getting and setting the contents of the X selection"
+distfiles="http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/download/xsel-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b927ce08dc82f4c30140223959b90cf65e1076f000ce95e520419ec32f5b141c