diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-Added-support-for-installing-exact-dependencies-i.e-.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-Added-support-for-installing-exact-dependencies-i.e-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7e563730d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0004-Added-support-for-installing-exact-dependencies-i.e-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+From 22a86d82f8b2bee41b5c192daf0ba91999251b80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 07:35:59 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Added support for installing exact dependencies, i.e pkg X
+ depends on 'Y-1.0_1'.
+
+---
+ include/xbps_api.h.in      | 2 +-
+ lib/repository_finddeps.c  | 3 ++-
+ lib/transaction_sortdeps.c | 4 ++--
+ 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/repository_finddeps.c b/lib/repository_finddeps.c
+index 01845e3..b5b7f31 100644
+--- a/lib/repository_finddeps.c
++++ b/lib/repository_finddeps.c
+@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ find_repo_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+ 		 * Pass 1: check if required dependency is already installed
+ 		 * and its version is fully matched.
+ 		 */
+-		if ((pkgname = xbps_pkgpattern_name(reqpkg)) == NULL) {
++		if (((pkgname = xbps_pkgpattern_name(reqpkg)) == NULL) &&
++		    ((pkgname = xbps_pkg_name(reqpkg)) == NULL)) {
+ 			rv = EINVAL;
+ 			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "failed to get "
+ 			    "pkgname from `%s'!", reqpkg);
+diff --git a/lib/transaction_sortdeps.c b/lib/transaction_sortdeps.c
+index 88d701e..6202a3a 100644
+--- a/lib/transaction_sortdeps.c
++++ b/lib/transaction_sortdeps.c
+@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ sort_pkg_rundeps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+ again:
+ 	for (i = idx; i < prop_array_count(pkg_rundeps); i++) {
+ 		prop_array_get_cstring_nocopy(pkg_rundeps, i, &str);
+-		pkgnamedep = xbps_pkgpattern_name(str);
+-		if (pkgnamedep == NULL) {
++		if (((pkgnamedep = xbps_pkgpattern_name(str)) == NULL) &&
++		    ((pkgnamedep = xbps_pkg_name(str)) == NULL)) {
+ 			rv = ENOMEM;
+ 			break;
+ 		}
+-- 
+1.7.12.2
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index 424d37b649d..971c8c1072d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.17
-revision=4
+revision=5
 patch_args="-Np1"
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin --with-tests --with-static"