diff --git a/obsolete-buildroot/make/ebtables.mk b/obsolete-buildroot/make/ebtables.mk
index 6609897fe7..5db6cd85a2 100644
--- a/obsolete-buildroot/make/ebtables.mk
+++ b/obsolete-buildroot/make/ebtables.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_SOURCE)
 
 $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
 	# Allow patches.  Needed for openwrt for instance.
-	$(SOURCE_DIR)/patch-kernel.sh $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR) $(SOURCE_DIR) $(EBTABLES_NAME)-*.patch
+	$(SOURCE_DIR)/patch-kernel.sh $(LINUX_DIR)/../.. $(SOURCE_DIR) $(EBTABLES_NAME)-*.patch
 	touch  $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_NAME): $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.configured