diff --git a/superflore/generators/ebuild/ebuild.py b/superflore/generators/ebuild/ebuild.py
index c0d12064..18ef7e58 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/ebuild/ebuild.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/ebuild/ebuild.py
@@ -232,15 +232,10 @@ def get_ebuild_text(self, distributor, license_text):
 
         # Patch source if needed.
         if self.has_patches:
-            # TODO(allenh1): explicitly list patches
-            ret += "\nsrc_prepare() {\n"
-            ret += "    cd ${P}\n"
-            ret += "    EPATCH_SOURCE=\"${FILESDIR}\""
-            ret += " EPATCH_SUFFIX=\"patch\" \\\n"
-            ret += "    EPATCH_FORCE=\"yes\" epatch\n"
-            if self.build_type in ['catkin', 'cmake']:
-                ret += "    ros-cmake_src_prepare\n"
-            ret += "}\n"
+            ret += "\nPATCHES=(\n"
+            for patch in self.patches:
+                ret += "    \"${{FILESDIR}}/{}\"\n".format(patch)
+            ret += ")\n"
 
         # source configuration
         if self.name == 'opencv3':
diff --git a/superflore/generators/ebuild/gen_packages.py b/superflore/generators/ebuild/gen_packages.py
index 3a5cefb3..18b99a1b 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/ebuild/gen_packages.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/ebuild/gen_packages.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def regenerate_pkg(overlay, pkg, distro, preserve_existing=False):
     patches = None
     if os.path.exists(patch_path):
         patches = [
-            f for f in glob.glob('%s/*.patch' % patch_path)
+            f for f in glob.glob('*.patch', root_dir=patch_path)
         ]
     if pkg not in pkg_names:
         raise RuntimeError("Unknown package '%s'" % (pkg))
diff --git a/tests/test_ebuild.py b/tests/test_ebuild.py
index 36c732cd..9112ba77 100644
--- a/tests/test_ebuild.py
+++ b/tests/test_ebuild.py
@@ -160,19 +160,13 @@ def test_has_patches(self):
         ebuild = self.get_ebuild()
         ebuild.has_patches = True;
         got_text = ebuild.get_ebuild_text('Open Source Robotics Foundation', 'BSD')
-        self.assertTrue('EPATCH_SOURCE="${FILESDIR}"' in got_text)
-        self.assertTrue('EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch"' in got_text)
-        self.assertTrue('EPATCH_FORCE="yes"' in got_text)
-        self.assertTrue('epatch' in got_text)
+        self.assertTrue('PATCHES=(' in got_text)
 
     def test_lacks_patches(self):
         """Test Non-Patched Code Generation"""
         ebuild = self.get_ebuild()
         got_text = ebuild.get_ebuild_text('Open Source Robotics Foundation', 'BSD')
-        self.assertFalse('EPATCH_SOURCE="${FILESDIR}"' in got_text)
-        self.assertFalse('EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch"' in got_text)
-        self.assertFalse('EPATCH_FORCE="yes"' in got_text)
-        self.assertFalse('epatch' in got_text)
+        self.assertFalse('PATCHES=(' in got_text)
 
     def test_opencv3_filter_flags(self):
         """Test Filter Flags for OpenCV3"""