diff --git a/srcpkgs/sc/template b/srcpkgs/sc/template
index 2f827708d66..0abe03d7210 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sc/template
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ distfiles="http://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/apps/financial/spreadsheet/sc-${version}
 checksum="1997a00b6d82d189b65f6fd2a856a34992abc99e50d9ec463bbf1afb750d1765
  37116b9619790564650c4090b4a6264c08aa59fa1e24c63ca073011cd70507cb"
 CFLAGS='-DSYSV3'
+skip_extraction="sc_${version}-2.diff.gz"
 
 post_extract() {
-	patch -Np1 <../${pkgname}_${version}-2.diff
+	zcat $XBPS_SRCDISTDIR/$pkgname-$version/$skip_extraction |
+		patch -Np1
 }
 
 do_install() {