diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/patches/curses_bitrate_fix.patch b/srcpkgs/wicd/patches/curses_bitrate_fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ac3902fe54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/patches/curses_bitrate_fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- curses/netentry_curses.py	2015-02-15 18:29:05.000000000 +0100
++++ curses/netentry_curses.py	2015-02-15 18:31:24.000000000 +0100
+@@ -538,11 +538,12 @@
+         self.bitrates = wireless.GetAvailableBitrates()
+         self.bitrates.append('auto')
+         self.bitrate_combo.set_list(self.bitrates)
+-        self.bitrate_combo.set_focus(
+-            self.bitrates.index(
+-                wireless.GetWirelessProperty(networkID, 'bitrate')
++        if wireless.GetWirelessProperty(networkID, 'bitrate'):
++            self.bitrate_combo.set_focus(
++                self.bitrates.index(
++                    wireless.GetWirelessProperty(networkID, 'bitrate')
++                )
+             )
+-        )
+         self.allow_lower_bitrates_chkbox.set_state(
+             to_bool(self.format_entry(networkID, 'allow_lower_bitrates'))
+         )
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/template b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
index 306b71c4534..1c0a4cddd36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wicd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'wicd'
 pkgname=wicd
 version=1.7.3
-revision=3
+revision=4
 noarch=yes
 build_options="systemd"
 hostmakedepends="python python-setuptools python-Babel"