diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index cc3d0c0..7405f74 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -528,8 +528,21 @@ getpkgver() {
 	fi
 }
 
+default_prepare() {
+	local i
+	cd "$_builddir"
+	for i in $source; do
+		case $i in
+			*.patch)
+				msg "$i"
+				patch -p1 -i "$srcdir/$i" || return 1
+				;;
+		esac
+	done
+}
+
 prepare() {
-	:
+	default_prepare
 }
 
 build() {