diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch.inc
index 21c06c64b5..332b97a85e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch.inc
@@ -9,10 +9,5 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools update-alternatives
 
-do_install_append () {
-        mv ${D}${bindir}/patch ${D}${bindir}/patch.${BPN}
-}
-
-ALTERNATIVE_NAME = "patch"
-ALTERNATIVE_PATH = "patch.${BPN}"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "patch"
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch_2.5.9.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch_2.5.9.bb
index 4d27cbdb8d..c29b240756 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch_2.5.9.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch_2.5.9.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SRC_URI += " file://debian.patch \
 	   file://install.patch \
            file://unified-reject-files.diff \
            file://global-reject-file.diff "
-PR = "r2"
+PR = "r3"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "dacfb618082f8d3a2194601193cf8716"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch_2.6.1.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch_2.6.1.bb
index fce3656069..50557477da 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch_2.6.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch_2.6.1.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require patch.inc
 LICENSE = "GPLv3"
 
-PR = "r0"
+PR = "r1"
 
 SRC_URI += " file://global-reject-file.diff "