diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 00f1cb31d2..4dd395b6ea 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ ifeq ($(DL_MODE),DOWNLOAD)
 	fi
 endif
 	$(if $($(PKG)_SOURCE),$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE:/=)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE)))
-	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_PATCH),$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE:/=)/$(p))$(sep))
+	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_PATCH),\
+		$(if $(findstring ://,$(p)),\
+			$(call DOWNLOAD,$(p)),\
+			$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE:/=)/$(p))\
+		)\
+	$(sep))
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_DOWNLOAD_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
 ifeq ($(DL_MODE),DOWNLOAD)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(@D)
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched: PATCH_BASE_DIRS = $($(PKG)_DIR_PREFIX)/$(RAWNAME)
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched:
 	@$(call MESSAGE,"Patching $($(PKG)_DIR_PREFIX)/$(RAWNAME)")
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
-	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_PATCH),support/scripts/apply-patches.sh $(@D) $(DL_DIR) $(p)$(sep))
+	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_PATCH),support/scripts/apply-patches.sh $(@D) $(DL_DIR) $(notdir $(p))$(sep))
 	$(Q)( \
 	for D in $(PATCH_BASE_DIRS); do \
 	  if test -d $${D}; then \