diff --git a/media-sound/lilypond/lilypond-2.18.2-r1.ebuild b/media-sound/lilypond/lilypond-2.18.2-r1.ebuild
index 7d042128d4374..8356188820abf 100644
--- a/media-sound/lilypond/lilypond-2.18.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/lilypond/lilypond-2.18.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 	# remove bundled texinfo file (fixes bug #448560)
 	rm tex/texinfo.tex || die
 
+	epatch_user
+
 	eautoreconf
 }