diff --git a/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/files/config b/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/files/config
index 9bf3739d196..b6ee819a17f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/files/config
+++ b/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/files/config
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ CONFIG_WIFI_DISPLAY=y
 # External password backend for testing purposes (developer use)
 #CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD_TEST=y
 # File-based backend to read passwords from an external file.
-#CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD_FILE=y
+CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD_FILE=y
 
 # Enable Fast Session Transfer (FST)
 #CONFIG_FST=y
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template b/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
index fed83afea8b..b6fe5dcf479 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'wpa_supplicant'
 pkgname=wpa_supplicant
 version=2.10
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_wrksrc="$pkgname"
 short_desc="WPA/WPA2/IEEE 802.1X Supplicant"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"