diff --git a/package/import/cpan/cpan.conf b/package/import/cpan/cpan.conf
index 19409ef73..b6c8a853b 100644
--- a/package/import/cpan/cpan.conf
+++ b/package/import/cpan/cpan.conf
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ then
 
 	echo_status "MOD=$cpanmod VER=$cpanver LOC=$cpanloc"
 
-	[ -f $confdir/$xpkg.diff ] && hook_add 3 preconf "patch -p1 < $confdir/$xpkg.diff"
+	[ -f $confdir/$xpkg.diff ] && hook_add preconf 3 "patch -p1 < $confdir/$xpkg.diff"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$cpanmod" ]; then