diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/patches/wicd-1.7.3-urwid-1.3.0.patch b/srcpkgs/wicd/patches/wicd-1.7.3-urwid-1.3.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51fc6cbeb74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/patches/wicd-1.7.3-urwid-1.3.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- curses/wicd-curses.py	2015-01-27 22:35:25.414781192 -0300
++++ curses/wicd-curses.py	2015-01-28 01:13:48.078904587 -0300
+@@ -1153,9 +1153,10 @@
+         if not ui._started:
+             return False
+ 
+-        input_data = ui.get_input_nonblocking()
++        ui.set_input_timeouts(max_wait=0)
++        input_data = ui.get_input()
+         # Resolve any "alarms" in the waiting
+-        self.handle_keys(input_data[1])
++        self.handle_keys(input_data)
+ 
+         # Update the screen
+         canvas = self.frame.render((self.size), True)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/template b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
index 9a3f05016e5..771354ce99d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wicd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'wicd'
 pkgname=wicd
 version=1.7.3
-revision=1
+revision=2
 noarch=yes
 build_options="systemd"
 hostmakedepends="python python-setuptools python-Babel"