diff --git a/bin/patch-bitcoin b/bin/patch-bitcoin
index 835834b0..7e23ec4e 100755
--- a/bin/patch-bitcoin
+++ b/bin/patch-bitcoin
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ root_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/.."
 #root_dir="$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$0")")/.."
 cd "$root_dir"
 dir=$(test -n "$1" && echo "$1" || echo "${HOME}/bitcoin")
-patch_file="$(pwd)/bitcoin.patch"
+patch_file="$(pwd)/etc/bitcoin.patch"
 
 cd "$dir" || exit 1