diff --git a/patch/.md5sum b/patch/.md5sum
index abfe2c4e..b3861730 100644
--- a/patch/.md5sum
+++ b/patch/.md5sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dacfb618082f8d3a2194601193cf8716  patch-2.5.9.tar.gz
+d9d62cb7b98a8a17e42dab910fd2adc9  patch-2.6.tar.xz
diff --git a/patch/Pkgfile b/patch/Pkgfile
index ae8f7a25..6e29955b 100644
--- a/patch/Pkgfile
+++ b/patch/Pkgfile
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 # Maintainer:  CRUX System Team, core-ports at crux dot nu
 
 name=patch
-version=2.5.9
+version=2.6
 release=1
-source=(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$name/$name-$version.tar.gz)
+source=(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$name/$name-$version.tar.xz)
 
 build() {
     cd $name-$version
-    ./configure --prefix=/usr
+    ./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/man
     make
-    make prefix=$PKG/usr install
+    make DESTDIR=$PKG install
 }