diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0011-Add-libarchive-compat-definitions-for-3.1.2.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0011-Add-libarchive-compat-definitions-for-3.1.2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f1cd9ea084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0011-Add-libarchive-compat-definitions-for-3.1.2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+From 5471c7f46c5717264cfb7f761c29a2cf84bf68cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:52:01 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add libarchive compat definitions for 3.1.2.
+
+---
+ include/xbps_api_impl.h | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/include/xbps_api_impl.h b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
+index c5782f4..08987d1 100644
+--- include/xbps_api_impl.h
++++ include/xbps_api_impl.h
+@@ -55,6 +55,26 @@
+ #define __UNCONST(a)	((void *)(unsigned long)(const void *)(a))
+ #endif
+ 
++/* libarchive compat */
++#if ARCHIVE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 3000000
++
++#define archive_read_support_compression_gzip(x) \
++	archive_read_support_filter_gzip(x)
++
++#define archive_read_support_compression_bzip2(x) \
++	archive_read_support_filter_bzip2(x)
++
++#define archive_read_support_compression_xz(x) \
++	archive_read_support_filter_xz(x)
++
++#define archive_read_finish(x) \
++	archive_read_free(x)
++
++#define archive_compression_name(x) \
++	archive_filter_name(x, 0)
++
++#endif
++
+ __BEGIN_DECLS
+ 
+ /**
+-- 
+1.8.1.1
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index ef96444a3ee..dbe7a59f9b5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.20
-revision=9
+revision=10
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin
  --enable-static --enable-debug"
 depends="xbps-triggers"
 makedepends="which pkg-config proplib-devel>=0.6.2 openssl-devel
- libfetch-devel libarchive-devel confuse-devel"
+ libfetch-devel libarchive-devel>=3.1.2 confuse-devel"
 conf_files="/etc/xbps/xbps.conf"
 subpackages="libxbps libxbps-devel xbps-static"
 replaces="xbps>=0"
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ distfiles="http://xbps.googlecode.com/files/xbps-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=91e0ae3c6cf807e1f66e45d84c1913d9d87c0eb201ae9c07bc3b4425beba401f
 
 crossmakedepends="proplib-devel>=0.6.2 openssl-devel libfetch-devel
- libarchive-devel confuse-devel"
+ libarchive-devel>=3.1.2 confuse-devel"
 
 if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET" ]; then
 	subpackages="libxbps libxbps-devel xbps-static"
-	makedepends="which pkg-config confuse-devel openssl-devel libarchive-devel"
+	makedepends="which pkg-config confuse-devel openssl-devel libarchive-devel>=3.1.2"
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i "s|-L\$(LIBDIR)|-L/usr/${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}/lib|g" config.mk