diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmenu/patches/setlocale_segfault.patch b/srcpkgs/dmenu/patches/setlocale_segfault.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..491a0ab449a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmenu/patches/setlocale_segfault.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- draw.c.orig	2012-12-16 06:41:04.477405084 +0100
++++ draw.c	2012-12-16 06:41:34.027700813 +0100
+@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ DC *
+ initdc(void) {
+ 	DC *dc;
+ 
+-	if(!setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "") || !XSupportsLocale())
++	if(!setlocale(LC_CTYPE, NULL) || !XSupportsLocale())
+ 		fputs("no locale support\n", stderr);
+ 	if(!(dc = calloc(1, sizeof *dc)))
+ 		eprintf("cannot malloc %u bytes:", sizeof *dc);
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmenu/template b/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
index 8f1e87d8952..141c6d6ba11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dmenu'
 pkgname=dmenu
 version=4.5
-revision=2
+revision=3
 makedepends="libXinerama-devel"
 short_desc="A generic menu for X"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"