diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv.inc b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv.inc
index 6626c29..1129fce 100644
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv.inc
+++ b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv.inc
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ FREECIV_GUI = "gtk3.22,qt,sdl2"
 
 DEPENDS = "readline bzip2 curl xz libsdl2-mixer gtk+3 qtbase virtual/gettext qttools-native libsdl2-image libsdl2-ttf libsdl2-gfx freetype"
 
-SRC_URI = "\
-file://allow-root.patch \
-"
-
 S = "${WORKDIR}/freeciv-${PV}"
 B = "${WORKDIR}/build-${PV}"
 
diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.6.7.bb b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.6.7.bb
index 3bc3d61..5e6a229 100644
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.6.7.bb
+++ b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_2.6.7.bb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require freeciv-qt5.inc
 
 SRC_URI += "\
 ${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/freeciv/freeciv-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
+file://allow-root.patch \
 file://dummy-qtver-S2_6.patch \
 "
 
diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.0.4.bb b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.0.4.bb
index 5bfaf77..6e65f40 100644
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.0.4.bb
+++ b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.0.4.bb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require freeciv-qt5.inc
 
 SRC_URI += "\
 ${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/freeciv/freeciv-${PV}.tar.xz \
+file://allow-root.patch \
 file://dummy-qtver.patch \
 "