diff --git a/CMakeExternals/Eigen.cmake b/CMakeExternals/Eigen.cmake
index 260174db3d..51bed8d519 100644
--- a/CMakeExternals/Eigen.cmake
+++ b/CMakeExternals/Eigen.cmake
@@ -1,41 +1,42 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Eigen
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if(MITK_USE_Eigen)
 
   # Sanity checks
   if(DEFINED Eigen_DIR AND NOT EXISTS ${Eigen_DIR})
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Eigen_DIR variable is defined but corresponds to non-existing directory")
   endif()
 
   set(proj Eigen)
   set(proj_DEPENDENCIES )
   set(Eigen_DEPENDS ${proj})
 
   if(NOT DEFINED Eigen_DIR)
 
     ExternalProject_Add(${proj}
       LIST_SEPARATOR ${sep}
       URL ${MITK_THIRDPARTY_DOWNLOAD_PREFIX_URL}/eigen-eigen-07105f7124f9.tar.bz2
       URL_MD5 9e3bfaaab3db18253cfd87ea697b3ab1
+      PATCH_COMMAND ${PATCH_COMMAND} -N -p1 -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Eigen.patch
       CMAKE_ARGS
         ${ep_common_args}
         -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON
         -DEIGEN_BUILD_PKGCONFIG:BOOL=OFF
       CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
         ${ep_common_cache_args}
       CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS
         ${ep_common_cache_default_args}
     )
 
     set(Eigen_DIR ${ep_prefix})
     mitkFunctionInstallExternalCMakeProject(${proj})
 
   else()
 
     mitkMacroEmptyExternalProject(${proj} "${proj_DEPENDENCIES}")
 
   endif()
 
 endif()
diff --git a/CMakeExternals/Eigen.patch b/CMakeExternals/Eigen.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..688fde68e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeExternals/Eigen.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- a/cmake/EigenConfigureTesting.cmake	2016-02-16 08:26:15.000000000 -0500
++++ b/cmake/EigenConfigureTesting.cmake	2016-06-09 16:49:26.074261584 -0400
+@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@
+ # check whether /bin/bash exists
+ find_file(EIGEN_BIN_BASH_EXISTS "/bin/bash" PATHS "/" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+ 
+-# CMake/Ctest does not allow us to change the build command,
+-# so we have to workaround by directly editing the generated DartConfiguration.tcl file
+-# save CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM
+-set(CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM_SAVE ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM})
+-# and set a fake one
+-set(CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM "@EIGEN_MAKECOMMAND_PLACEHOLDER@")
+-
+ # This call activates testing and generates the DartConfiguration.tcl
+ include(CTest)
+