diff --git a/pkg/microcoap/0004-increment_max_segments.patch b/pkg/microcoap/0004-increment_max_segments.patch
index 123f99d461ed4..96cc55dc8eefe 100644
--- a/pkg/microcoap/0004-increment_max_segments.patch
+++ b/pkg/microcoap/0004-increment_max_segments.patch
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
-From 56dd59b911055fa045738d74e9aa5089dc37a0e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Lotte Steenbrink <lotte@zombietetris.de>
-Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:42:02 -0700
-Subject: [PATCH] increment MAX_SEGMENTS
+From a9ac5cc1f075b8d42cff1dc4b8f4967c755e2303 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lotte Steenbrink <lotte.steenbrink@fu-berlin.de>
+Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 05:54:31 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] patchy patch patch
 
 ---
- coap.h | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+ coap.h | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 
 diff --git a/coap.h b/coap.h
-index 9090285..6839846 100644
+index 9090285..7bea5f1 100644
 --- a/coap.h
 +++ b/coap.h
-@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ typedef enum
+@@ -131,7 +131,12 @@ typedef enum
  ///////////////////////
  
  typedef int (*coap_endpoint_func)(coap_rw_buffer_t *scratch, const coap_packet_t *inpkt, coap_packet_t *outpkt, uint8_t id_hi, uint8_t id_lo);
--#define MAX_SEGMENTS 2  // 2 = /foo/bar, 3 = /foo/bar/baz
-+#define MAX_SEGMENTS 3  // 2 = /foo/bar, 3 = /foo/bar/baz
++/* To increase COAP_MAX_SEGMENTS, set CFLAGS to -DCOAP_MAX_SEGMENTS=<your value>. */
++#ifndef COAP_MAX_SEGMENTS
+ #define MAX_SEGMENTS 2  // 2 = /foo/bar, 3 = /foo/bar/baz
++#else
++#define MAX_SEGMENTS (COAP_MAX_SEGMENTS)
++#endif
  typedef struct
  {
      int count;
 -- 
-1.9.1
-
+2.1.0
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