diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 263ca5b..a3be32e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ $(KERNEL_SRC).prepared: $(KERNEL_SRC_SUBMODULE) | submodule
 	cp $(KERNEL_CFG_ORG) $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_SRC)/.config
 	sed -i $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_SRC)/Makefile -e 's/^EXTRAVERSION.*$$/EXTRAVERSION=$(EXTRAVERSION)/'
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_SRC)/debian $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_SRC)/debian.master
-	set -e; cd $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_SRC); for patch in ../../patches/kernel/*.patch; do echo "applying patch '$$patch'" && patch -p1 < $${patch}; done
+	set -e; cd $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_SRC); \
+	  for patch in ../../patches/kernel/*.patch; do \
+	    echo "applying patch '$$patch'"; \
+	    patch --batch -p1 < "$${patch}"; \
+	  done
 	touch $@
 
 $(MODULES).prepared: $(addsuffix .prepared,$(MODULE_DIRS))