diff --git a/portage-2.2.27/bin/phase-helpers.sh b/portage-2.2.27/bin/phase-helpers.sh
index 80f5946..69dfe4b 100644
--- a/portage-2.2.27/bin/phase-helpers.sh
+++ b/portage-2.2.27/bin/phase-helpers.sh
@@ -987,6 +987,9 @@ if ___eapi_has_eapply; then
 		_eapply_patch() {
 			local f=${1}
 			local prefix=${2}
+			local prepend=""
+
+			type -P gpatch > /dev/null && prepend="g"
 
 			started_applying=1
 			ebegin "${prefix:-Applying }${f##*/}"
@@ -995,7 +998,7 @@ if ___eapi_has_eapply; then
 			# -s to silence progress output
 			# -g0 to guarantee no VCS interaction
 			# --no-backup-if-mismatch not to pollute the sources
-			patch -p1 -f -s -g0 --no-backup-if-mismatch \
+			${prepend}patch -p1 -f -s -g0 --no-backup-if-mismatch \
 				"${patch_options[@]}" < "${f}"
 			failed=${?}
 			if ! eend "${failed}"; then