diff --git a/desktop/kde/applications/kate/pspec.xml b/desktop/kde/applications/kate/pspec.xml
index f997991731..729b4d335d 100755
--- a/desktop/kde/applications/kate/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/kde/applications/kate/pspec.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             <Dependency>kdbusaddons-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
          <Patches>
-             <!--             <Patch level="1">kate-17.04.0-allow-root.patch</Patch> -->
+             <Patch level="1">kate-17.04.0-allow-root.patch</Patch>
              <Patch level="1">kwrite-17.04.0-allow-root.patch</Patch>
         </Patches>
     </Source>