diff --git a/multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml b/multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml
index fb91330558..99ddf15e75 100644
--- a/multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml
+++ b/multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml
@@ -252,8 +252,10 @@
         that need to be applied.  Do that now:
       </para>
 
+<!-- if using "patch -d", the change of directory is done before
+     applying -i, so that the patch is not in "..". Use "<" in this case. -->
 <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../MPlayer-1.5-upstream_ffmpg6_fixes-1.patch &amp;&amp;
-patch -Np1 -d ffmpeg -i ../ffmpeg-6.0-binutils_2.41-1.patch</userinput></screen>
+patch -Np1 -d ffmpeg &lt; ../ffmpeg-6.0-binutils_2.41-1.patch</userinput></screen>
 
       <note>
         <para>