diff --git a/meta/packages/m4/m4-native_1.4.12.bb b/meta/packages/m4/m4-native_1.4.12.bb
index 74fa3c865a..64442292e0 100644
--- a/meta/packages/m4/m4-native_1.4.12.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/m4/m4-native_1.4.12.bb
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 require m4_${PV}.bb
 inherit native
 
-PR = "r1"
-
-SRC_URI_append = " file://ac_config_links.patch;patch=1"
-
 INHIBIT_AUTOTOOLS_DEPS = "1"
 DEPENDS += "gnu-config-native"
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/m4/m4_1.4.12.bb b/meta/packages/m4/m4_1.4.12.bb
index 479f86095a..39b790339e 100644
--- a/meta/packages/m4/m4_1.4.12.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/m4/m4_1.4.12.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "GNU m4 is an implementation of the traditional Unix macro processor."
 LICENSE = "GPLv3"
-SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/m4/m4-${PV}.tar.gz"
+SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/m4/m4-${PV}.tar.gz \
+           file://ac_config_links.patch;patch=1"
+PR = "r2"
 
 inherit autotools