diff --git a/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.4.0-r1.ebuild b/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.4.0-r1.ebuild
index da7b7266b186e..9a705d5dd6f7b 100644
--- a/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.4.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.4.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ DOCS=( LICENSE CONTRIBUTORS README.md )
 src_prepare() {
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/pkgconfig-pathfix.patch
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/pkgconfig_install.patch
+	epatch_user
 	multilib_copy_sources
 }
 
diff --git a/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.5.0.ebuild b/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.5.0.ebuild
index 543a42b17b95e..aab9349bbcfe1 100644
--- a/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.5.0.ebuild
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ DOCS=( LICENSE CONTRIBUTORS README.md )
 
 src_prepare() {
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-pkgconfig-pathfix.patch
+	epatch_user
 	multilib_copy_sources
 }
 
diff --git a/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.7.0.ebuild b/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.7.0.ebuild
index f5496420c0303..f546d8e3f1a93 100644
--- a/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.7.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/openh264/openh264-1.7.0.ebuild
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ DOCS=( LICENSE CONTRIBUTORS README.md )
 
 src_prepare() {
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.7.0-pkgconfig-pathfix.patch
+	epatch_user
 	multilib_copy_sources
 }