diff --git a/Formula/proftpd.rb b/Formula/proftpd.rb
index 552a361d4ba..d47033fe5e5 100644
--- a/Formula/proftpd.rb
+++ b/Formula/proftpd.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ class Proftpd < Formula
   sha1 'a5b6c80a8ddeeeccc1c6448d797ccd62a3f63b65'
 
   # fixes unknown group 'nogroup'
-  def patches
-    DATA
-  end
+  patch :DATA
 
   def install
     system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}",