applyPatches: fix operator precedence

        # Carry (and merge) information from the underlying `src` if present.

        # If there is not src.meta, this meta block will be blank regardless.

        meta = lib.optionalAttrs (finalAttrs.src ? meta) removeAttrs finalAttrs.src.meta [ "position" ];

        meta = lib.optionalAttrs (finalAttrs.src ? meta) (removeAttrs finalAttrs.src.meta [ "position" ]);

      };

  };