diff --git a/scripts/unpack b/scripts/unpack
index 7daca22386..655b0f3873 100755
--- a/scripts/unpack
+++ b/scripts/unpack
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ if [ -d "$SOURCES/$1" -o -d "$PKG_DIR/sources" ]; then
 
     if [ -f "$i" ]; then
       printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c $(print_color CLR_APPLY_PATCH "APPLY PATCH") $(print_color CLR_PATCH_DESC "${PATCH_DESC}")   ${i#$ROOT/}\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
-      if [ -n "$(grep -E '^GIT binary patch$' $i)" ]; then
+      if grep -qE '^GIT binary patch$|^rename from|^rename to' $i; then
         cat $i | git apply --directory=`echo "$PKG_BUILD" | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 --verbose --whitespace=nowarn --unsafe-paths >&$VERBOSE_OUT
       else
         cat $i | patch -d `echo "$PKG_BUILD" | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 >&$VERBOSE_OUT