diff --git a/applypatch b/applypatch
index 9c191ae746..6db3588773 100755
--- a/applypatch
+++ b/applypatch
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ echo
 echo Applying "'$SUBJECT'"
 echo
 
-git-check-files $(cat $FILES) || exit 1
-git-checkout-cache -q $(cat $FILES) || exit 1
-patch -E -u --no-backup-if-mismatch -f -p1 --fuzz=0 --input=$PATCHFILE || exit 1
-git-update-cache --add --remove $(cat $FILES) || exit 1
+git-apply $PATCHFILE || exit 1
 tree=$(git-write-tree) || exit 1
 echo Wrote tree $tree
 commit=$(git-commit-tree $tree -p $(cat .git/HEAD) < $final) || exit 1