diff --git a/staging/patchutils.py b/staging/patchutils.py
index d7d7e299..cb40cd53 100644
--- a/staging/patchutils.py
+++ b/staging/patchutils.py
@@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ def apply_patch(original, patchfile, reverse=False, fuzz=2):
             shutil.copyfileobj(fp, result)
         result.close()
 
-        cmdline = ["patch", "--no-backup-if-mismatch", "--force", "--silent", "-r", "-"]
+        cmdline = ["patch", "--no-backup-if-mismatch", "--force", "-r", "-"]
         if reverse:   cmdline.append("--reverse")
         if fuzz != 2: cmdline.append("--fuzz=%d" % fuzz)
         cmdline += [result.name, patchfile.name]
 
-        exitcode = subprocess.call(cmdline, stdout=_devnull, stderr=_devnull)
+        exitcode = subprocess.call(cmdline)
         if exitcode != 0:
             raise PatchApplyError("Failed to apply patch (exitcode %d)." % exitcode)