diff --git a/SPECS/kernel.spec b/SPECS/kernel.spec
index 1f53a5c76..df26f1726 100644
--- a/SPECS/kernel.spec
+++ b/SPECS/kernel.spec
@@ -1882,28 +1882,6 @@ cd ..
 ###
 %build
 
-patch_command='git apply'
-ApplyPatch()
-{
-  local patch=$1
-  shift
-  if [ ! -f $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/$patch ]; then
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  if ! grep -E "^Patch[0-9]+: $patch\$" %{_specdir}/${RPM_PACKAGE_NAME}.spec ; then
-    if [ "${patch:0:8}" != "patch-%{kversion}." ] ; then
-      echo "ERROR: Patch  $patch  not listed as a source patch in specfile"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  fi 2>/dev/null
-  case "$patch" in
-  *.bz2) bunzip2 < "$RPM_SOURCE_DIR/$patch" | $patch_command ${1+"$@"} ;;
-  *.gz)  gunzip  < "$RPM_SOURCE_DIR/$patch" | $patch_command ${1+"$@"} ;;
-  *.xz)  unxz    < "$RPM_SOURCE_DIR/$patch" | $patch_command ${1+"$@"} ;;
-  *) $patch_command ${1+"$@"} < "$RPM_SOURCE_DIR/$patch" ;;
-  esac
-}
-
 rm -rf %{buildroot_unstripped} || true
 mkdir -p %{buildroot_unstripped}
 
@@ -2722,7 +2700,7 @@ BuildKernel %make_target %kernel_image %{_use_vdso}
 %endif
 
 %if %{with_ppc_kvm}
-ApplyPatch ppc64le-kvm-support.patch
+git apply $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/ppc64le-kvm-support.patch
 BuildKernel %make_target %kernel_image %{_use_vdso} kvm
 %endif