diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 949f8f7..5d4b74a 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ default_prepare() {
 		case $i in
 			*.patch)
 				msg "$i"
-				patch -p1 -i "$srcdir/$i" || return 1
+				patch "${patch_args:--p1}" -i "$srcdir/$i" || return 1
 				;;
 		esac
 	done