diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-xbps-install-revert-fa40928026bd.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-xbps-install-revert-fa40928026bd.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..112b66d57e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-xbps-install-revert-fa40928026bd.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From a0d50f542a8452b99284815f515e604b7ee3e03a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:02:33 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] xbps-install: revert fa40928026bd.
+
+If a package is already installed and it's being installed without -f (force),
+xbps-install must return EEXIST.
+
+xbps-src really expects this to ignore duplicated build dependencies.
+---
+ bin/xbps-install/transaction.c | 1 -
+ 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/transaction.c b/bin/xbps-install/transaction.c
+index 6afcad4..cc25e98 100644
+--- bin/xbps-install/transaction.c
++++ bin/xbps-install/transaction.c
+@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ install_new_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg, bool reinstall)
+ 	if ((rv = xbps_transaction_install_pkg(xhp, pkg, reinstall)) != 0) {
+ 		if (rv == EEXIST) {
+ 			printf("Package `%s' already installed.\n", pkg);
+-			rv = 0;
+ 		} else if (rv == ENOENT) {
+ 			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to locate '%s' in "
+ 			    "repository pool.\n", pkg);
+-- 
+1.8.2
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index 588e3bcc88..eb741932b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.22
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin
  --enable-static --enable-debug --enable-tests"