diff --git a/network/wireshark/dumpcap_sel_ret.patch b/network/wireshark/dumpcap_sel_ret.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ced4115ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/wireshark/dumpcap_sel_ret.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff -Naur /tmp/SBo/wireshark-1.6.4-orig//dumpcap.c wireshark-1.6.4//dumpcap.c
+--- /tmp/SBo/wireshark-1.6.4-orig//dumpcap.c	2011-11-18 19:14:44.000000000 +0000
++++ wireshark-1.6.4//dumpcap.c	2011-12-06 19:36:17.965368736 +0000
+@@ -2491,6 +2491,9 @@
+ #ifndef USE_THREADS
+     int       sel_ret;
+ #endif
++#ifdef MUST_DO_SELECT
++    int       sel_ret;
++#endif
+ 
+     packet_count_before = ld->packet_count;
+     if (ld->from_cap_pipe) {
diff --git a/network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild b/network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild
index c7b5e95d97..a500d32401 100644
--- a/network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/wireshark/wireshark.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for wireshark
 
-# Copyright 2008-2011  Michiel van Wessem, Manchester, United Kingdom
+# Copyright 2008-2011  Michiel van Wessem, Leicester, United Kingdom
 # Originally written by Jick Nan (jick.nan@gmail.com)
 # All rights reserved.
 #
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=wireshark
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.6.3}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.6.4}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ find . \
 # systems with 32bit compat libs install. Thanks to Heinz Wiesinger.
 sed -i "s|/lib)|/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX)|g" configure.in
 
+# Fix dumpcap.c as it crashes out during compile time as noted in this bug.
+# https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6614. The solution is 
+# highlighted in https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6603 
+patch -p1 < $CWD/dumpcap_sel_ret.patch
+
 autoreconf -vif
 
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
diff --git a/network/wireshark/wireshark.info b/network/wireshark/wireshark.info
index dd4f122bbb..e0a46b6215 100644
--- a/network/wireshark/wireshark.info
+++ b/network/wireshark/wireshark.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="wireshark"
-VERSION="1.6.3"
+VERSION="1.6.4"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.wireshark.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://www.wireshark.org/download/src/all-versions/wireshark-1.6.3.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="5012c75c379ffd47fbcf395d9a6e417e"
+DOWNLOAD="http://www.wireshark.org/download/src/all-versions/wireshark-1.6.4.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="a348521c514fcdd890d974f2a0b59db3"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Michiel van Wessem"