diff --git a/srcpkgs/patch/template b/srcpkgs/patch/template
index 146c5cf86d9..5065df2aa75 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/patch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/patch/template
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'patch'
 pkgname=patch
-version=2.5.9
-distfiles="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/patch-$version.tar.gz"
+version=2.6
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/patch-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-make_install_args="prefix=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr
- mandir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr/share/man"
 short_desc="Patch files using diff output"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=ecb5c6469d732bcf01d6ec1afe9e64f1668caba5bfdb103c28d7f537ba3cdb8a
+checksum=9f9080cc25b484ad8f668695de3675a3873e801d77c62bc8fd4164486312c0f4
 long_desc="
- 'patch' takes a patch file containing a difference listing
+ patch takes a patch file containing a difference listing
  produced by diff and applies those differences to one or
  more original files, producing patched versions.
 
  This is the GPL version from the Free Software Foundation."
 
 base_chroot=yes
-
 Add_dependency run glibc