diff --git a/shells/bash/bash.conf b/shells/bash/bash.conf
index 28c3ef127..22ecd773e 100644
--- a/shells/bash/bash.conf
+++ b/shells/bash/bash.conf
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pkg_bash_postmake() {
 pkg_bash_preconf() {
 	# historic hack - still needed? -ReneR
 	touch lib/malloc/malloc.c
-	for x in `match_source_file -p 'bash3.*-.*'` ; do
+	for x in `match_source_file -p 'bash.*-.*\.patch'` ; do
 		echo "Applying patch ${x##*/} ..."
 		patch -p0 < $x
 	done