diff --git a/net/balance/patches/patch-balance_c b/net/balance/patches/patch-balance_c
index d942d0eb153..8b83e3c6ac3 100644
--- a/net/balance/patches/patch-balance_c
+++ b/net/balance/patches/patch-balance_c
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
-$OpenBSD: patch-balance_c,v 1.3 2002/02/21 02:03:33 pvalchev Exp $
---- balance.c.orig	Sat Sep 15 16:34:56 2001
-+++ balance.c	Wed Feb 20 18:58:12 2002
-@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static usage() {
-   if((revision_copy=(char*) malloc(strlen(revision)+1))==NULL) {
+$OpenBSD: patch-balance_c,v 1.4 2003/06/17 18:38:19 avsm Exp $
+--- balance.c.orig	Sat Sep 15 23:34:56 2001
++++ balance.c	Tue Jun 17 17:35:00 2003
+@@ -673,11 +673,13 @@ static usage() {
+   char* version;
+   char* revision_copy;
+   char* token;
++  size_t rev_len;
+ 
+-  if((revision_copy=(char*) malloc(strlen(revision)+1))==NULL) {
++  rev_len = strlen(revision)+1;
++  if((revision_copy=(char*) malloc(rev_len)==NULL) {
      fprintf(stderr,"malloc problem in usage()\n");
    } else {
 -    strcpy(revision_copy, revision);
-+    strlcpy(revision_copy, revision, sizeof(revision_copy));
++    strlcpy(revision_copy, revision, rev_len);
      token=strtok(revision_copy," ");
      token=strtok(NULL," ");
      version=token!=NULL?token:"*undefined*";
-@@ -882,7 +882,8 @@ shell() {
+@@ -882,7 +884,8 @@ shell() {
  	printf("  version               show version id\n");
  
        } else if(mycmp(command,"disable")) {
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@ $OpenBSD: patch-balance_c,v 1.3 2002/02/21 02:03:33 pvalchev Exp $
          if((arg=strtok(NULL," \t\n")) != NULL) {
  	  n=atoi(arg);
  	  if(n<0 || n >= grp_nchannels(common,currentgroup)) {
-@@ -900,7 +901,8 @@ shell() {
+@@ -900,7 +903,8 @@ shell() {
  	  printf("syntax error\n");
  	}
        } else if(mycmp(command,"group")) {
@@ -30,7 +37,7 @@ $OpenBSD: patch-balance_c,v 1.3 2002/02/21 02:03:33 pvalchev Exp $
          if((arg=strtok(NULL," \t\n")) != NULL) {
  	  n=atoi(arg);
            if(n>=MAXGROUPS || n<0) {
-@@ -913,7 +915,8 @@ shell() {
+@@ -913,7 +917,8 @@ shell() {
  	}
  
        } else if(mycmp(command,"reset")) {	// reset channel counters
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ $OpenBSD: patch-balance_c,v 1.3 2002/02/21 02:03:33 pvalchev Exp $
  
          if((arg=strtok(NULL," \t\n")) != NULL) {
  	  n=atoi(arg);
-@@ -931,7 +934,8 @@ shell() {
+@@ -931,7 +936,8 @@ shell() {
  
        } else if(mycmp(command,"enable")) {
  
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@ $OpenBSD: patch-balance_c,v 1.3 2002/02/21 02:03:33 pvalchev Exp $
          if((arg=strtok(NULL," \t\n")) != NULL) {
  	  n=atoi(arg);
  	  if(n<0 || n >= grp_nchannels(common,currentgroup)) {
-@@ -1122,7 +1126,7 @@ char	*argv[];
+@@ -1122,7 +1128,7 @@ char	*argv[];
    serv_addr.sin_family      = AF_INET;
    if(bindhost != NULL) {
      setipaddress(&serv_addr.sin_addr, bindhost);
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ $OpenBSD: patch-balance_c,v 1.3 2002/02/21 02:03:33 pvalchev Exp $
    } else {
      serv_addr.sin_addr.s_addr=htonl(INADDR_ANY);
      sprintf(bindhost_address,"0.0.0.0");
-@@ -1135,7 +1139,7 @@ char	*argv[];
+@@ -1135,7 +1141,7 @@ char	*argv[];
       struct stat buffer;
       int fd;