diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 48cf983958..dd87352401 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
             remove_pkg_autodeps
         fi
         ;;
-    fetch|extract|build|check|configure|install|pkg)
+    fetch|extract|patch|configure|build|check|install|pkg)
         if [ "$XBPS_TARGET" = "check" ]; then
             export XBPS_CHECK_PKGS=1
         fi