diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb
index c5eb84301bd63b533ed3f00af637a1f697a79f3f..82a0faa8a4838be1f341d7b5d7fa7451f4984f7e 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