diff --git a/readline.spec b/readline.spec
index d781117..1851e09 100644
--- a/readline.spec
+++ b/readline.spec
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ as well as programming with the interface of the readline library.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n readline-%{version}%{rextend} -b1
-for patch in readline-%{version}-patches/*; do
+for patch in ../readline-%{version}-patches/*; do
     test -e $patch || break
     let level=0 || true
     file=$(lsdiff --files=1 $patch)