diff --git a/net-fs/samba/samba-4.2.7.ebuild b/net-fs/samba/samba-4.2.7.ebuild
index 98b5ea79c1a69..70ac968d2f627 100644
--- a/net-fs/samba/samba-4.2.7.ebuild
+++ b/net-fs/samba/samba-4.2.7.ebuild
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ pkg_setup() {
 
 src_prepare() {
 	epatch ${PATCHES[@]}
+	# Allow user patches
+	epatch_user
 }
 
 src_configure() {
diff --git a/net-fs/samba/samba-4.3.3.ebuild b/net-fs/samba/samba-4.3.3.ebuild
index 7b14c07737655..a6497de3833dd 100644
--- a/net-fs/samba/samba-4.3.3.ebuild
+++ b/net-fs/samba/samba-4.3.3.ebuild
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ pkg_setup() {
 
 src_prepare() {
 	epatch ${PATCHES[@]}
+	# Allow user patches
+	epatch_user
 }
 
 src_configure() {