diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
index db33c8b7631..abe03742757 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # NOTE: keep this package synchronized with "srcpkgs/xbps".
 pkgname=xbps-static
 version=0.44.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=configure
 short_desc="The XBPS package system utilities - static binaries"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0002-xbps-query-8-do-not-truncate-output-if-stdout-is-not.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0002-xbps-query-8-do-not-truncate-output-if-stdout-is-not.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af627f83d7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0002-xbps-query-8-do-not-truncate-output-if-stdout-is-not.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+From bc97851fdbee84af1eb19a987b9bc08167b8d6f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>
+Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:40:34 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] xbps-query(8): do not truncate output if stdout is not a tty.
+
+---
+ NEWS                    |  4 ++++
+ bin/xbps-install/util.c | 14 ++++++++++----
+ bin/xbps-query/list.c   |  2 +-
+ bin/xbps-query/search.c |  2 +-
+ 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/util.c b/bin/xbps-install/util.c
+index 1ce45d8..3c05738 100644
+--- bin/xbps-install/util.c
++++ bin/xbps-install/util.c
+@@ -41,10 +41,16 @@ get_maxcols(void)
+ {
+ 	struct winsize ws;
+ 
+-	if (ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &ws) == 0)
+-		return ws.ws_col ? ws.ws_col : 80;
+-
+-	return 80;
++	if (!isatty(STDOUT_FILENO) && errno == ENOTTY) {
++		/* not a TTY, don't use any limit */
++		return 0;
++	}
++	if (ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &ws) == -1) {
++		/* 80x24 terminal */
++		return 80;
++	}
++	/* TTY columns */
++	return ws.ws_col;
+ }
+ 
+ void
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-query/list.c b/bin/xbps-query/list.c
+index 45e0f07..542b870 100644
+--- bin/xbps-query/list.c
++++ bin/xbps-query/list.c
+@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ list_pkgs_in_dict(struct xbps_handle *xhp _unused,
+ 
+ 	tmp[i] = '\0';
+ 	len = strlen(tmp) + strlen(short_desc) + 2;
+-	if (len > lpc->maxcols) {
++	if (lpc->maxcols && len > lpc->maxcols) {
+ 		out = malloc(lpc->maxcols+1);
+ 		assert(out);
+ 		snprintf(out, lpc->maxcols - 3,
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-query/search.c b/bin/xbps-query/search.c
+index c41ef5e..c07f84c 100644
+--- bin/xbps-query/search.c
++++ bin/xbps-query/search.c
+@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ print_results(struct xbps_handle *xhp, struct search_data *sd)
+ 			inststr = "[-]";
+ 
+ 		len = strlen(inststr) + strlen(tmp) + strlen(desc) + 3;
+-		if ((int)len > sd->maxcols) {
++		if (sd->maxcols && (int)len > sd->maxcols) {
+ 			out = malloc(sd->maxcols+1);
+ 			assert(out);
+ 			snprintf(out, sd->maxcols-3, "%s %s %s",
+-- 
+2.3.5
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index fac4917306f..f828eb2b0d6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.44.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=configure
 short_desc="The XBPS package system utilities"