diff --git a/games-engines/fs2_open/fs2_open-21.4.1.ebuild b/games-engines/fs2_open/fs2_open-21.4.1.ebuild
index daeb7d7042..15c8490c80 100644
--- a/games-engines/fs2_open/fs2_open-21.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/games-engines/fs2_open/fs2_open-21.4.1.ebuild
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 BDEPEND=""
-PATCHES="
-	${FILESDIR}/${P}-make-arch-independent.patch
-	${FILESDIR}/${P}-version-fix.patch
-"
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-make-arch-independent.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-version-fix.patch"
+)
 
 CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release