diff --git a/shells/dash/dash.conf b/shells/dash/dash.conf
index 79ba0af20..40f6b51bd 100644
--- a/shells/dash/dash.conf
+++ b/shells/dash/dash.conf
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ if [ $prefix_auto = 1 ] ; then
 	set_confopt
 fi
 
+# apply patches from [D]s
+for x in $( match_source_file -p diff ); do
+	var_append patchfiles ' ' "$x"
+done
+
diff --git a/shells/dash/dash.desc b/shells/dash/dash.desc
index 23635c88a..487e802b8 100644
--- a/shells/dash/dash.desc
+++ b/shells/dash/dash.desc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY] 
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../dash/dash.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] 
 [COPY] More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 [V] 0.5.3-6
 [P] X -----5---9 800.000
 
-[O] var_append patchfiles ' ' `match_source_file -p diff`
-
 [D] 1482426923 dash_0.5.3.orig.tar.gz http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/dash/
 [D] 3148243072 dash_0.5.3-6.diff.gz http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/dash/