diff --git a/pkgs/README.md b/pkgs/README.md
index e6a05c19f834..36e8b3e185a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/README.md
@@ -501,12 +501,12 @@ When using the `patches` parameter to `mkDerivation`, make sure the patch name c
 
 ### Fetching patches
 
-In the interest of keeping our maintenance burden and the size of Nixpkgs to a minimum, patches already merged upstream or published elsewhere _should_ be retrieved using `fetchpatch`:
+In the interest of keeping our maintenance burden and the size of Nixpkgs to a minimum, patches already merged upstream or published elsewhere _should_ be retrieved using `fetchpatch2`:
 
 ```nix
 {
   patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
+    (fetchpatch2 {
       name = "fix-check-for-using-shared-freetype-lib.patch";
       url = "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=patch;h=8f5d285";
       hash = "sha256-uRcxaCjd+WAuGrXOmGfFeu79cUILwkRdBu48mwcBE7g=";
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ In the interest of keeping our maintenance burden and the size of Nixpkgs to a m
 }
 ```
 
-If a patch is available online but does not cleanly apply, it can be modified in some fixed ways by using additional optional arguments for `fetchpatch`. Check [the `fetchpatch` reference](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#fetchpatch) for details.
+If a patch is available online but does not cleanly apply, it can be modified in some fixed ways by using additional optional arguments for `fetchpatch2`. Check [the `fetchpatch` reference](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#fetchpatch) for details.
 
 ### Vendoring patches