diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5714911..e60bb29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ qemu.build: kernel.prepare
 
 
 kernel.prepare: | submodule
-	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches/kernel
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/debian)     $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/submodules) $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
-	cp    submodules/pve-kernel/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
-	cp -r submodules/pve-kernel/patches/*                   $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches
+	cp -r submodules/pve-kernel/patches/kernel/*            $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches/kernel
 	cp -r patches/kernel/*                                  $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches/kernel
+	cp    submodules/pve-kernel/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
 
 qemu.prepare: | submodule
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-qemu/qemu)       $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/
-	cp    submodules/pve-qemu/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/
 	cp -r submodules/pve-qemu/debian/*                    $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian
 	cp -r patches/qemu/*                                  $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian/patches/pve
+	cp    submodules/pve-qemu/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/
 
 .PHONY: submodule
 submodule: