diff --git a/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile b/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
index 394e1d109b..8241bdc5c5 100644
--- a/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION)
 PKG_MD5SUM:=$(LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM)
 LINUX_DIR := $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
 FILES_DIR := 
+PATCH_DIR := ./patches$(if $(wildcard ./patches-$(KERNEL_PATCHVER)),-$(KERNEL_PATCHVER))
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/toolchain-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel-defaults.mk