diff --git a/dev-lang/ocaml/ocaml-4.05.0-r3.ebuild b/dev-lang/ocaml/ocaml-4.05.0-r3.ebuild
index ecf884d0ff1a2..c05a2cadaf497 100644
--- a/dev-lang/ocaml/ocaml-4.05.0-r3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/ocaml/ocaml-4.05.0-r3.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit flag-o-matic eutils multilib toolchain-funcs
+inherit flag-o-matic multilib toolchain-funcs
 
 PATCHLEVEL="9"
 MY_P="${P/_/-}"
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ pkg_setup() {
 }
 
 src_prepare() {
-	EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch" epatch "${WORKDIR}/patches"
+	EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch" eapply "${WORKDIR}/patches"
 	default
-
 }
 
 src_configure() {