diff --git a/common.sh b/common.sh
index e7c0a49526..fd6345ad34 100644
--- a/common.sh
+++ b/common.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ compile_uboot()
 	local version=$(grab_version "$SOURCES/$BOOTSOURCEDIR")
 
 	# create patch for manual source changes in debug mode
-	[[ $DEBUG_MODE == yes ]] && userpatch_create "u-boot"
+	[[ $CREATE_PATCHES == yes ]] && userpatch_create "u-boot"
 
 	display_alert "Compiling uboot" "$version" "info"
 	display_alert "Compiler version" "${UBOOT_COMPILER}gcc $(eval ${UBOOT_TOOLCHAIN:+env PATH=$UBOOT_TOOLCHAIN:$PATH} ${UBOOT_COMPILER}gcc -dumpversion)" "info"
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ compile_kernel()
 	local version=$(grab_version "$SOURCES/$LINUXSOURCEDIR")
 
 	# create patch for manual source changes in debug mode
-	[[ $DEBUG_MODE == yes ]] && userpatch_create "kernel"
+	[[ $CREATE_PATCHES == yes ]] && userpatch_create "kernel"
 
 	display_alert "Compiling $BRANCH kernel" "$version" "info"
 	display_alert "Compiler version" "${KERNEL_COMPILER}gcc $(eval ${KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN:+env PATH=$KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN:$PATH} ${KERNEL_COMPILER}gcc -dumpversion)" "info"
diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index b8afce3b7a..f4dfe3c058 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DEST_LANG="en_US.UTF-8"			# sl_SI.UTF-8, en_US.UTF-8
 KERNEL_KEEP_CONFIG="no"			# do not overwrite kernel config before compilation
 EXTERNAL="yes"				# build and install extra applications and drivers
 EXTERNAL_NEW="prebuilt"			# compile and install or install prebuilt additional packages
-DEBUG_MODE="no"				# wait that you make changes to uboot and kernel source and creates patches
+CREATE_PATCHES="no"				# wait that you make changes to uboot and kernel source and creates patches
 FORCE_CHECKOUT="yes"			# ignore manual changes to source
 BUILD_ALL="no"				# cycle through available boards and make images or kernel/u-boot packages.
 					# set KERNEL_ONLY to "yes" or "no" to build all packages/all images