diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0003-Ignore-package-conflicts-against-themselves-due-to-v.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0003-Ignore-package-conflicts-against-themselves-due-to-v.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b37a2ebc2e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/0003-Ignore-package-conflicts-against-themselves-due-to-v.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From fa1d543dfae2383745d4789e51874a33ef6b7179 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 14:34:55 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Ignore package conflicts against themselves, due to virtual
+ packages.
+
+---
+ NEWS                    | 3 +++
+ lib/package_conflicts.c | 6 ++++++
+ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/lib/package_conflicts.c b/lib/package_conflicts.c
+index dd07677..658fdd6 100644
+--- lib/package_conflicts.c
++++ lib/package_conflicts.c
+@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+ 		    (pkgd = xbps_pkgdb_get_virtualpkg(xhp, cfpkg))) {
+ 			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
+ 			    "pkgver", &pkgver);
++			if (strcmp(pkgver, repopkgver))
++				continue;
++
+ 			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "found conflicting installed "
+ 			    "pkg %s with pkg in transaction %s\n", pkgver,
+ 			    repopkgver);
+@@ -79,6 +82,9 @@ xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
+ 		    (pkgd = xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_array(xhp, unsorted, cfpkg))) {
+ 			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
+ 			    "pkgver", &pkgver);
++			if (strcmp(pkgver, repopkgver))
++				continue;
++
+ 			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "found conflicting pkgs in "
+ 			    "transaction %s <-> %s\n", pkgver, repopkgver);
+ 			buf = xbps_xasprintf("%s conflicts with "
+-- 
+1.8.1.1
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index 5e0e4b4e134..020ee1f3f32 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.20
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin
  --enable-tests --enable-static --enable-debug"