diff --git a/scripts/unpack b/scripts/unpack
index 0ccf005883..d9b6de4b1a 100755
--- a/scripts/unpack
+++ b/scripts/unpack
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ fi
 for i in $PKG_DIR/patches/*.diff*; do
   if [ -f $i ]; then
     PATCH=`basename $i`
-    PATCH_ARCH=`echo $PATCH | sed 's/.*\.\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-    if [ "$PATCH_ARCH" != diff -a "$PATCH_ARCH" != "$TARGET_ARCH" ]; then
+    PT=`echo $PATCH | sed 's/.*\.\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+    if [ "$PT" != diff -a "$PT" != "$TARGET_ARCH" -a "$PT" != "$TARGET_PLATFORM" ]; then
       echo "## Skipping patch: $i"
       continue;
     else