diff --git a/include/quilt.mk b/include/quilt.mk
index 6c4839ba4a..9309fc94b7 100644
--- a/include/quilt.mk
+++ b/include/quilt.mk
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ define PatchDir/Default
 	@if [ -d "$(2)" -a "$$$$(ls $(2) | wc -l)" -gt 0 ]; then \
 		if [ -s "$(2)/series" ]; then \
 			$(call filter_series,$(2)/series) | xargs -n1 \
-				$(PATCH) "$(1)" "$(2)"; \
+				$(KPATCH) "$(1)" "$(2)"; \
 		else \
-			$(PATCH) "$(1)" "$(2)"; \
+			$(KPATCH) "$(1)" "$(2)"; \
 		fi; \
 	fi
 endef
diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index c0004d8088..49044c8cfb 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ HOST_LDFLAGS:=-L$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib
 
 TARGET_CC:=$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc
 TARGET_CXX:=$(if $(CONFIG_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),$(TARGET_CROSS)g++,no)
-PATCH:=$(SCRIPT_DIR)/patch-kernel.sh
+KPATCH:=$(SCRIPT_DIR)/patch-kernel.sh
 SED:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/sed -i -e
 CP:=cp -fpR
 LN:=ln -sf