diff --git a/devel/patch/Makefile b/devel/patch/Makefile
index 15804c0c9..0177d707a 100644
--- a/devel/patch/Makefile
+++ b/devel/patch/Makefile
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ PKG_NAME:=patch
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/patch
-PKG_MD5SUM:=95dd8d7e41dcbcecdd5cd88ef915378d
+PKG_MD5SUM:=e9ae5393426d3ad783a300a338c09b72
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk