diff --git a/erlang.changes b/erlang.changes
index b2ca035..d434372 100644
--- a/erlang.changes
+++ b/erlang.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 22 11:41:18 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Use %patch -P N instead of deprecated %patchN.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 23 09:35:11 UTC 2024 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/erlang.spec b/erlang.spec
index b85c0e3..7827efe 100644
--- a/erlang.spec
+++ b/erlang.spec
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ A Graphics System used to write platform independent user interfaces.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n otp-OTP-%{version}
-%patch0 -p1 -b .rpath
-%patch4 -p1
+%patch -P 0 -p1 -b .rpath
+%patch -P 4 -p1
 cp %{SOURCE9} .
 
 ./otp_build autoconf