diff --git a/gsl.changes b/gsl.changes
index a315c67..1c398eb 100644
--- a/gsl.changes
+++ b/gsl.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 27 11:13:36 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Use %patch -P N instead of deprecated %patchN.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug 28 11:27:15 UTC 2023 - Adam Majer <adam.majer@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/gsl.spec b/gsl.spec
index 20d503d..447e986 100644
--- a/gsl.spec
+++ b/gsl.spec
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ library packages.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{pname}-%{version}
-%patch6
-%patch7 -p1
-%patch8 -p1
+%patch -P 6
+%patch -P 7 -p1
+%patch -P 8 -p1
 
 %build