diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/10075c2.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/10075c2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..818c53cd719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/10075c2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+commit 10075c28e5065e948cac707285681f6541759873
+Author: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date:   Sat Jan 4 13:01:28 2020 +0100
+
+    libxbps: ignore indirect broken revdeps while updating xbps.
+    
+    This fixes the long standing issue that has been a plague for
+    a long time.
+    
+    See the test case for more information.
+
+diff --git a/lib/transaction_ops.c b/lib/transaction_ops.c
+index 3d3fc36a..03725ee3 100644
+--- lib/transaction_ops.c
++++ lib/transaction_ops.c
+@@ -271,6 +271,17 @@ xbps_autoupdate(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
+ 			if (rv && rv != ENOENT && rv != EEXIST && rv != ENODEV)
+ 				return -1;
+ 		}
++		/*
++		 * Set XBPS_FLAG_FORCE_REMOVE_REVDEPS to ignore broken
++		 * reverse dependencies in xbps_transaction_prepare().
++		 *
++		 * This won't skip revdeps of the xbps pkg, rather other
++		 * packages in rootdir that could be broken indirectly.
++		 *
++		 * A sysup transaction after updating xbps should fix them
++		 * again.
++		 */
++		xhp->flags |= XBPS_FLAG_FORCE_REMOVE_REVDEPS;
+ 		return 1;
+ 	} else if (rv == ENOENT || rv == EEXIST || rv == ENODEV) {
+ 		/* no update */
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index 7b75888a38a..0be0c91c355 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.57.1
-revision=6
+revision=7
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=configure
 short_desc="XBPS package system utilities"