diff --git a/srcpkgs/bc/patches/read.patch b/srcpkgs/bc/patches/read.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f45a2b0d2b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/bc/patches/read.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+--- bc/execute.c
++++ bc/execute.c
+@@ -638,19 +638,19 @@ push_constant (int (*in_char)(VOID), int conv_base)
+       }
+ 
+   /* Check for the special case of a single digit. */
+-  if (in_ch < 36)
++  if (in_ch < 16)
+     {
+       first_ch = in_ch;
+       in_ch = in_char();
+-      if (in_ch < 36 && first_ch >= conv_base)
++      if (in_ch < 16 && first_ch >= conv_base)
+ 	first_ch = conv_base - 1;
+       bc_int2num (&build, (int) first_ch);
+     }
+ 
+   /* Convert the integer part. */
+-  while (in_ch < 36)
++  while (in_ch < 16)
+     {
+-      if (in_ch < 36 && in_ch >= conv_base) in_ch = conv_base-1;
++      if (in_ch < 16 && in_ch >= conv_base) in_ch = conv_base-1;
+       bc_multiply (build, mult, &result, 0);
+       bc_int2num (&temp, (int) in_ch);
+       bc_add (result, temp, &build, 0);
+@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ push_constant (int (*in_char)(VOID), int conv_base)
+       divisor = bc_copy_num (_one_);
+       result = bc_copy_num (_zero_);
+       digits = 0;
+-      while (in_ch < 36)
++      while (in_ch < 16)
+ 	{
+ 	  bc_multiply (result, mult, &result, 0);
+ 	  bc_int2num (&temp, (int) in_ch);
+@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ push_constant (int (*in_char)(VOID), int conv_base)
+ 	  bc_multiply (divisor, mult, &divisor, 0);
+ 	  digits++;
+ 	  in_ch = in_char();
+-	  if (in_ch < 36 && in_ch >= conv_base) in_ch = conv_base-1;
++	  if (in_ch < 16 && in_ch >= conv_base) in_ch = conv_base-1;
+ 	}
+       bc_divide (result, divisor, &result, digits);
+       bc_add (build, result, &build, 0);
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bc/template b/srcpkgs/bc/template
index 76c53b8d7ea..354a22a2356 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bc/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'bc'
 pkgname=bc
 version=1.07
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-readline"
 hostmakedepends="ed flex"