diff --git a/templates/patch/template b/templates/patch/template
index 916aff5c3f9..90564352c1b 100644
--- a/templates/patch/template
+++ b/templates/patch/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'patch'
 pkgname=patch
-version=2.5.4
-distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+version=2.5.9
+distfiles="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/patch-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Patch files using diff output"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=dd2fc5a745bfca5450d13d7032fdc47ab102514aae3efb3fe334a6eff87df799
+checksum=ecb5c6469d732bcf01d6ec1afe9e64f1668caba5bfdb103c28d7f537ba3cdb8a
 long_desc="
  'patch' takes a patch file containing a difference listing
  produced by diff and applies those differences to one or