diff --git a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.15.188.ebuild b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.15.188.ebuild
index 570eb2072f15a..4c943bb87b48a 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.15.188.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-5.15.188.ebuild
@@ -78,11 +78,9 @@ src_unpack() {
 }
 
 src_prepare() {
-	cd "${MY_P}" || die
-	default
-	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
-
 	local patch
+	cd "${MY_P}" || die
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
 	for patch in "${WORKDIR}/${PATCHSET}"/*.patch; do
 		eapply "${patch}"
 		# non-experimental patches always finish with Gentoo Kconfig
@@ -92,6 +90,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 			break
 		fi
 	done
+
+	default
 }
 
 src_configure() {
diff --git a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.1.145.ebuild b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.1.145.ebuild
index ad9b98aa2b0ca..f4920eff13c3a 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.1.145.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.1.145.ebuild
@@ -78,11 +78,9 @@ src_unpack() {
 }
 
 src_prepare() {
-	cd "${MY_P}" || die
-	default
-	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
-
 	local patch
+	cd "${MY_P}" || die
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
 	for patch in "${WORKDIR}/${PATCHSET}"/*.patch; do
 		eapply "${patch}"
 		# non-experimental patches always finish with Gentoo Kconfig
@@ -92,6 +90,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 			break
 		fi
 	done
+
+	default
 }
 
 src_configure() {
diff --git a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.12.38.ebuild b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.12.38.ebuild
index f9a8245ba0a98..07ab7afb51cb4 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.12.38.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.12.38.ebuild
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@ src_unpack() {
 }
 
 src_prepare() {
-	cd "${MY_P}" || die
-	default
-	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
-
 	local patch
+	cd "${MY_P}" || die
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
 	for patch in "${WORKDIR}/${PATCHSET}"/*.patch; do
 		eapply "${patch}"
 		# non-experimental patches always finish with Gentoo Kconfig
@@ -99,6 +97,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 			break
 		fi
 	done
+
+	default
 }
 
 src_configure() {
diff --git a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.6.98.ebuild b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.6.98.ebuild
index a0bbbcf856981..ff669cd1f12ea 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.6.98.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.6.98.ebuild
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@ src_unpack() {
 }
 
 src_prepare() {
-	cd "${MY_P}" || die
-	default
-	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
-
 	local patch
+	cd "${MY_P}" || die
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PV}"
 	for patch in "${WORKDIR}/${PATCHSET}"/*.patch; do
 		eapply "${patch}"
 		# non-experimental patches always finish with Gentoo Kconfig
@@ -99,6 +97,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 			break
 		fi
 	done
+
+	default
 }
 
 src_configure() {