diff --git a/src/PrintHelper.jl b/src/PrintHelper.jl
index 96d7277b03..5dc3daf9d8 100644
--- a/src/PrintHelper.jl
+++ b/src/PrintHelper.jl
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ function pluralize(noun::String)
   # maximum -> maxima
   endswith(noun, "um") && return noun[1:end-2] * "a"
 
+  # patch -> patches
+  endswith(noun, "tch") && return noun * "es"
+
   # family -> families
   # variety -> varieties
   endswith(noun, "y") && !(noun[end-1] in "aeiouy") && return noun[1:end-1] * "ies"
diff --git a/test/PrintHelper-test.jl b/test/PrintHelper-test.jl
index a95111db8d..d3ea885806 100644
--- a/test/PrintHelper-test.jl
+++ b/test/PrintHelper-test.jl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   @test pluralize("indeterminate") == "indeterminates"
   @test pluralize("matrix") == "matrices"
   @test pluralize("maximum") == "maxima"
+  @test pluralize("patch") == "patches"
   @test pluralize("polyhedron") == "polyhedra"
   @test pluralize("tetrahedron") == "tetrahedra"
   @test pluralize("variable") == "variables"