diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-git/patches/packages-on-hold-fix.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps-git/patches/packages-on-hold-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ea2f92566e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-git/patches/packages-on-hold-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+commit aa154199a6d7d89bfe040755be289b1d827c5727
+Author: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date:   Tue Sep 25 15:02:57 2012 +0200
+
+    xbps_transaction_update_packages: make packages on hold work (duh!).
+
+diff --git a/lib/transaction_ops.c b/lib/transaction_ops.c
+index aa26279..666bd38 100644
+--- lib/transaction_ops.c
++++ lib/transaction_ops.c
+@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ xbps_transaction_update_packages(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
+ {
+ 	prop_object_t obj;
+ 	const char *pkgname, *holdpkgname;
+-	bool newpkg_found = false;
++	bool foundhold = false, newpkg_found = false;
+ 	int rv = 0;
+ 	size_t i, x;
+ 
+@@ -219,9 +219,14 @@ xbps_transaction_update_packages(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
+ 			if (strcmp(pkgname, holdpkgname) == 0) {
+ 				xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "[rpool] package %s on hold, "
+ 				    "ignoring updates.\n", pkgname);
+-				continue;
++				foundhold = true;
++				break;
+ 			}
+ 		}
++		if (foundhold) {
++			foundhold = false;
++			continue;
++		}
+ 		rv = transaction_find_pkg(xhp, pkgname, false, true,
+ 					  false, TRANS_UPDATE);
+ 		if (rv == 0)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
index d9aa331d6d9..26f155f2bdb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-git'
 pkgname=xbps-git
 version="$(date -u +%Y%m%d)"
-revision=1
+revision=2
 nofetch=yes
 noextract=yes
 build_style=configure