diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/wicd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/wicd/default.nix
index 702948204252..9294d4c88ae7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/wicd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/wicd/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./fix-app-icon.patch
     ./fix-gtk-issues.patch
     ./urwid-api-update.patch
+    ./fix-curses.patch
     ];
 
   # Should I be using pygtk's propogated build inputs?
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/wicd/fix-curses.patch b/pkgs/tools/networking/wicd/fix-curses.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..138dfbabfd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/wicd/fix-curses.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- a/curses/wicd-curses.py	2015-01-27 22:35:25.414781192 -0300
++++ b/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)