diff --git a/openvswitch.changes b/openvswitch.changes
index 7282ebb..14c8f1a 100644
--- a/openvswitch.changes
+++ b/openvswitch.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 26 12:38:17 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Use %patch -P N instead of deprecated %patchN.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 15 06:53:54 UTC 2024 - Duraisankar P <Duraisankar.pitchumani@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/openvswitch.spec b/openvswitch.spec
index 378ae5b..b580a14 100644
--- a/openvswitch.spec
+++ b/openvswitch.spec
@@ -417,19 +417,19 @@ Devel libraries and headers for Open Virtual Network.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{ovs_version} -a 1
-%patch0 -p1
-%patch1 -p1
-%patch2 -p1
-%patch3 -p1
-%patch4 -p1
-%patch5 -p1
-%patch6 -p1
-%patch7 -p1
+%patch -P 0 -p1
+%patch -P 1 -p1
+%patch -P 2 -p1
+%patch -P 3 -p1
+%patch -P 4 -p1
+%patch -P 5 -p1
+%patch -P 6 -p1
+%patch -P 7 -p1
 # remove python/ovs/dirs.py - this is generated from template to have proper paths
 rm python/ovs/dirs.py
 cd %{ovn_dir}
-%patch20 -p1
-%patch21 -p1
+%patch -P 20 -p1
+%patch -P 21 -p1
 
 %build
 mkdir %ovs_dir