diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/44692f28d8.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/44692f28d8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fdfe56ec7d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/44692f28d8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+commit 44692f28d859728fb919a5d736ada82606196f75
+Author: Johannes Brechtmann <johannes@jnbr.me>
+Date:   Wed Jun 26 22:51:41 2019 +0200
+
+    bin/xbps-install: update_pkg return EEXIST if package is up to date
+    
+    makes 58509996aabea52ffc40e5e01c9eb00730c6cdcc work for
+    xbps-install -u <pkg>
+
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/transaction.c b/bin/xbps-install/transaction.c
+index cdcc92d7..fc5538bb 100644
+--- bin/xbps-install/transaction.c
++++ bin/xbps-install/transaction.c
+@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ update_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgname)
+ 	rv = xbps_transaction_update_pkg(xhp, pkgname);
+ 	if (rv == EEXIST) {
+ 		printf("Package '%s' is up to date.\n", pkgname);
+-		return 0;
++		return EEXIST;
+ 	} else if (rv == ENOENT)
+ 		fprintf(stderr, "Package '%s' not found in "
+ 		    "repository pool.\n", pkgname);
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/bb96486b127.patch b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/bb96486b127.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34f1f5610a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/bb96486b127.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+commit bb96486b127054e7b0e02c467b0f61a20d227161
+Author: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>
+Date:   Thu Jun 27 08:02:19 2019 +0200
+
+    xbps-install: make sure to call xbps_end() before exiting.
+
+diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/main.c b/bin/xbps-install/main.c
+index 371f26c8..3622af5a 100644
+--- bin/xbps-install/main.c
++++ bin/xbps-install/main.c
+@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 			}
+ 		}
+ 		if (eexist == argc)
+-			return 0;
++			goto out;
+ 
+ 		rv = exec_transaction(&xh, maxcols, yes, drun);
+ 	} else if (!update) {
+@@ -280,11 +280,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 			}
+ 		}
+ 		if (eexist == argc)
+-			return 0;
++			goto out;
+ 
+ 		rv = exec_transaction(&xh, maxcols, yes, drun);
+ 	}
+ 
++out:
+ 	xbps_end(&xh);
+ 	exit(rv);
+ }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/series b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/series
index b5b9e6145b9..88485bb6382 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/series
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/patches/series
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 d72091a20.patch
 83aa486f6ba049399.patch
 7b728f5ac.patch
+44692f28d8.patch
+bb96486b127.patch
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index 59d9e0fc4cf..0fe61aeca75 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps'
 pkgname=xbps
 version=0.56
-revision=4
+revision=5
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=configure
 short_desc="XBPS package system utilities"