diff --git a/scripts/unpack b/scripts/unpack
index 66ad8a3d3c..0ccf005883 100755
--- a/scripts/unpack
+++ b/scripts/unpack
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ for i in $PKG_DIR/patches/*.diff*; do
       continue;
     else
       echo "## Applying patch: $i"
-      cat $i | patch -d $BUILD/$1* -p1 >&$VERBOSE_OUT
+      cat $i | patch -d `echo $BUILD/$1* | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 >&$VERBOSE_OUT
     fi
   fi
 done