diff --git a/board/freescale/imx6sabresd/uboot-0001-mx6qsabre_common-boot-Linux-to-init-in-mfgtools-mode.patch b/board/freescale/imx6sabresd/patches/uboot/uboot-0001-mx6qsabre_common-boot-Linux-to-init-in-mfgtools-mode.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from board/freescale/imx6sabresd/uboot-0001-mx6qsabre_common-boot-Linux-to-init-in-mfgtools-mode.patch
rename to board/freescale/imx6sabresd/patches/uboot/uboot-0001-mx6qsabre_common-boot-Linux-to-init-in-mfgtools-mode.patch
diff --git a/configs/freescale_imx6dlsabresd_defconfig b/configs/freescale_imx6dlsabresd_defconfig
index 62caf799b2..b8c4b22bb5 100644
--- a/configs/freescale_imx6dlsabresd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/freescale_imx6dlsabresd_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a9=y
 
+# patches
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/freescale/imx6sabresd/patches"
+
 # system
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttymxc0"
 
@@ -25,4 +28,3 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMX=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="git://git.freescale.com/imx/uboot-imx.git"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="rel_imx_3.10.17_1.0.0_ga"
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR="board/freescale/imx6sabresd"
diff --git a/configs/freescale_imx6qsabresd_defconfig b/configs/freescale_imx6qsabresd_defconfig
index bc0aa46a59..40a9384d56 100644
--- a/configs/freescale_imx6qsabresd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/freescale_imx6qsabresd_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a9=y
 
+# patches
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/freescale/imx6sabresd/patches"
+
 # system
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttymxc0"
 
@@ -25,4 +28,3 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMX=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="git://git.freescale.com/imx/uboot-imx.git"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="rel_imx_3.10.17_1.0.0_ga"
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR="board/freescale/imx6sabresd"