diff --git a/patches/Makefile b/patches/Makefile
index 1c00af1d..ecda4db4 100644
--- a/patches/Makefile
+++ b/patches/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+PATCH:=patch -N -p0 --strip=1
+
 install:
 	# Apply our patches to Wine
 	for DIR in $$(find $(CURDIR) -type d | sort); do \
 		for FILE in $$(ls $$DIR | sort | grep '\.patch$$'); do \
 			SHORTNAME=$$(echo "$$DIR/$$FILE" | sed 's|$(CURDIR)|\.|g' ); \
 			printf "Applying patch '$$SHORTNAME'...\n"; \
-			patch -d $(DESTDIR) -N -p0 --strip=1 < $$DIR/$$FILE || cat || exit 1; \
+			cd $(DESTDIR); $(PATCH) < $$DIR/$$FILE || cat || exit 1; \
 		done \
 	done
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ uninstall:
 		for FILE in $$(ls $$DIR | sort -r | grep '\.patch$$'); do \
 			SHORTNAME=$$(echo "$$DIR/$$FILE" | sed 's|$(CURDIR)|\.|g' ); \
 			printf "Reversing patch '$$SHORTNAME'...\n"; \
-			patch -d $(DESTDIR) -R -N -p0 --strip=1 < $$DIR/$$FILE || exit 1; \
+			cd $(DESTDIR); $(PATCH) -R < $$DIR/$$FILE || exit 1; \
 		done \
 	done