diff --git a/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.29.2-r1.ebuild b/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.29.2-r1.ebuild
index f57dfef1b8318..7269851f8809d 100644
--- a/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.29.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.29.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 		-e 's:(ncursesw?)[56]-config --version:$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \1:' \
 		configure || die
 	elibtoolize
+
+	epatch_user
 }
 
 lfs_fallocate_test() {
diff --git a/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-9999.ebuild
index e121aa73921b2..d35c30defb35c 100644
--- a/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-9999.ebuild
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 		eautoreconf
 	fi
 	elibtoolize
+
+	epatch_user
 }
 
 lfs_fallocate_test() {