diff --git a/upstream_utils/update_mpack.py b/upstream_utils/update_mpack.py
index 8d5066fb038..ed686fa7183 100755
--- a/upstream_utils/update_mpack.py
+++ b/upstream_utils/update_mpack.py
@@ -60,12 +60,7 @@ def open_repo(self, *, err_msg_if_absent):
         os.chdir(dest)
 
     def apply_patches(self):
-        for f in [
-            "0001-Don-t-emit-inline-defs.patch",
-            "0002-Update-amalgamation-script.patch",
-            "0003-Use-namespace-for-C.patch",
-            "0004-Group-doxygen-into-MPack-module.patch",
-        ]:
+        for f in self.patch_list:
             git_am(
                 os.path.join(
                     self.wpilib_root, f"upstream_utils/{self.name}_patches", f
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ def main():
         "0004-Group-doxygen-into-MPack-module.patch",
     ]
 
-    mpack = Lib(name, url, tag, [], lambda: None)
+    mpack = Lib(name, url, tag, patch_list, lambda: None)
     mpack.clone()
 
     wpilib_root = mpack.wpilib_root