diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a26a9d0b..6bc93b0c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ endif
 	for DIR in $(find $(CURDIR)/patches/ -type d | sort); do \
 		for FILE in $(ls $$DIR | sort); do \
 			patch -N -p0 --strip=1 < $$DIR/$$FILE || exit 1; \
-		done
+		done \
 	done
 
 	# Update the configure script