diff --git a/srcpkgs/kicad/patches/fix-ngspice-finding.patch b/srcpkgs/kicad/patches/fix-ngspice-finding.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35b78a8809a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kicad/patches/fix-ngspice-finding.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From: =?utf-8?q?Stefan_Br=C3=BCns?= <stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de>
+Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:35:13 +0200
+Subject: Use fixed version for libngspice.so.0
+
+CanonicalizeName only adds the lib prefix and .so suffix, so loading
+libngspice.so fails until the development package is installed.
+MAC/Windows code paths lookup soversion 0 of ngspice as well, as this
+is the only compatible version.
+---
+ eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp | 5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp b/eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp
+index 8818b50..81c9123 100644
+--- eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp
++++ eeschema/sim/ngspice.cpp
+@@ -318,8 +318,11 @@ void NGSPICE::init_dll()
+     }
+ 
+     if( !m_dll.IsLoaded() ) // try also the system libraries
+-#endif /* __WINDOWS || __WXMAC__ */
++
+         m_dll.Load( wxDynamicLibrary::CanonicalizeName( "ngspice" ) );
++#else
++        m_dll.Load("libngspice.so.0");
++#endif /* __WINDOWS || __WXMAC__ */
+ 
+     if( !m_dll.IsLoaded() )
+         throw std::runtime_error( "Missing ngspice shared library" );
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kicad/template b/srcpkgs/kicad/template
index a0c526d6b76..ac92f21581c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kicad/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kicad/template
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'kicad'
 pkgname=kicad
 version=5.0.1
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DKICAD_BUILD_VERSION=${version} -DKICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
--DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
--DKICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON  -DBUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON -DKICAD_USE_OCE=OFF
--DKICAD_SPICE=$(vopt_if spice ON OFF)"
+ -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
+ -DKICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON  -DBUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON -DKICAD_USE_OCE=OFF
+ -DKICAD_SPICE=$(vopt_if spice ON OFF)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config swig"
 makedepends="wxWidgets-devel wxPython-devel python-devel glew-devel cairo-devel
-libressl-devel boost-devel libcurl-devel glm occt-devel libgomp-devel
-$(vopt_if spice ngspice-devel)"
+ libressl-devel boost-devel libcurl-devel glm occt-devel libgomp-devel
+ $(vopt_if spice ngspice-devel)"
 depends="wxPython"
 short_desc="Electronic schematic and PCB design software"
 maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ esac
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" python wxPython"
-	configure_args+=" -DPYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_PATH=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/python${py2_ver}/site-packages
-	 -DPYTHON_DEST=/usr/lib/python${py2_ver}/site-packages"
+	configure_args+=" -DPYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE_PATH=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py2_sitelib}
+	 -DPYTHON_DEST=${py2_sitelib}"
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {