diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/builder.sh
index c7a334fe5376..fc4a05e91483 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/builder.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 buildinputs=""
 . $stdenv/setup
 
-tar xvfj $src
-cd syslinux-3.09
-make
-mkdir $out
-make BASEDIR=$out install
+#tar xvfj $src
+#cd syslinux-3.09
+#make
+#mkdir $out
+#make BASEDIR=$out install
+
+genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
index 9555b45b29c5..c72b6b9a21a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "dd403b15ef18bb0e5d78d3f552f822a5";
   };
  buildInputs = [nasm perl];
+ patches = [./syslinux-installpath.patch];
 }