diff --git a/lib/nix-patches/default.nix b/lib/nix-patches/default.nix
index 5bb723e..0080942 100644
--- a/lib/nix-patches/default.nix
+++ b/lib/nix-patches/default.nix
@@ -71,12 +71,31 @@ rec {
           src,
           name,
           patches ? mkPatches name,
-        }:
-        pkgs.applyPatches {
-          inherit patches src;
+          prePatch ? null,
+          postPatch ? null,
+          ...
+        }@args:
+        if patches == [ ] && prePatch == null && postPatch == null then
+          src
+        else
+          pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (
+            args
+            // {
+              name = "${name}-patched";
 
-          name = "${name}-patched";
-        };
+              inherit patches prePatch postPatch;
+
+              preferLocalBuild = true;
+              allowSubstitutes = true;
+              phases = [
+                "unpackPhase"
+                "patchPhase"
+                "installPhase"
+              ];
+
+              installPhase = "cp -R . $out";
+            }
+          );
 
       applyPatches' = name: src: applyPatches { inherit name src; };
     };