diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 3201c77a01..ac4a567b07 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_SHA256="6fed4ac4f4585ebac26e82022f377fca29f8b4dc8042e34db1f67b53f4f5d2d8"
     PKG_URL="https://github.com/torvalds/linux/archive/${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-${LINUX}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+    PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;
   raspberrypi)
     PKG_VERSION="eaf07c3a977e7210896bf66e65969252741b9d74" # 6.1.10