diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmenu/files/fuzzymatch.patch b/srcpkgs/dmenu/files/fuzzymatch.patch
index 20f78819489..b825d2dffbf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmenu/files/fuzzymatch.patch
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmenu/files/fuzzymatch.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
- dmenu.c | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
- 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
-
 diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
-index 6b8f51b..4221233 100644
 --- a/dmenu.c
 +++ b/dmenu.c
 @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct item {
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ index 6b8f51b..4221233 100644
  		break;
  	}
  
-@@ -648,7 +729,7 @@ setup(void)
+@@ -653,7 +734,7 @@ setup(void)
  	}
  	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
  	inputw = MIN(inputw, mw/3);
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmenu/template b/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
index 045b64e1635..7baa3e31b85 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmenu/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'dmenu'
 pkgname=dmenu
-version=4.9
+version=5.0
 revision=1
 makedepends="libXinerama-devel libXft-devel freetype-devel"
 short_desc="Generic menu for X"
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ maintainer="Lugubris <lugubris@disroot.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/"
 distfiles="https://dl.suckless.org/tools/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b3971f4f354476a37b2afb498693649009b201550b0c7c88e866af8132b64945
+checksum=fe18e142c4dbcf71ba5757dbbdea93b1c67d58fc206fc116664f4336deef6ed3
 
 build_options="fuzzymatch"
 desc_option_fuzzymatch="Enable Fuzzymatch support"
 
-post_extract() {
+post_patch() {
 	if [ "$build_option_fuzzymatch" ]; then
 		msg_normal "Applying fuzzymatch patches"
-		patch -p1 < "${FILESDIR}/fuzzymatch.patch"
+		patch -slNp1 < "${FILESDIR}/fuzzymatch.patch"
 	fi
 	sed -i -e '/CFLAGS/{s/-Os//;s/=/+=/}' \
 		-e '/LDFLAGS/{s/-s//;s/=/+=/}' config.mk