diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb
index c5eb84301b..82a0faa8a4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class Formula
 
     def prepare_patches
       odisabled "patches", "patch do" if respond_to?(:patches)
+      super
     end
 
     def installed_prefix