- add $(PKG)_PATCH

make/buildsystem-helpers.mk

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ define PREPARE
 	$(call DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SOURCE))
 	$(if $(filter $(1),$(PKG_NO_EXTRACT)),,$(call EXTRACT,$(BUILD_DIR)))
-	$(if $(filter $(1),$(PKG_NO_PATCHES)),,$(call APPLY_PATCHES,$(PKG_PATCHES_DIR)))
+	$(if $(filter $(1),$(PKG_NO_PATCHES)),,$(call APPLY_PATCHES,$($(PKG)_PATCH)))
 endef
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

package/pkg-utils.mk

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ PKG_PATCHES_DIR = $(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(subst host-,,$(pkgname))/patches
 # check for necessary $(PKG) variables
 define PKG_CHECK_VARIABLES
 
+# patch
+ifndef $(PKG)_PATCH
+  $(PKG)_PATCH = $(PKG_PATCHES_DIR)
+endif
+
 # autoreconf
 ifndef $(PKG)_AUTORECONF
   $(PKG)_AUTORECONF = NO