diff --git a/common.sh b/common.sh
index a7cb2e23ee..bed933752e 100644
--- a/common.sh
+++ b/common.sh
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ patching_sources(){
 cd $DEST/$LINUXSOURCE
 # sunxi
 if [[ $LINUXSOURCE == "linux-sunxi" ]] ; then
-        patch --batch -t -p1 < $SRC/lib/patch/gpio.patch
-        patch --batch -t -p1 < $SRC/lib/patch/spi.patch
+        patch --batch -f -p1 < $SRC/lib/patch/gpio.patch
+        patch --batch -f -p1 < $SRC/lib/patch/spi.patch
         if [[ $BOARD == "bananapi" ]] ; then
                 patch --batch -N -p1 < $SRC/patch/bananagmac.patch
         fi
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if [[ $LINUXSOURCE == "linux-sunxi" ]] ; then
 fi
 # cubox / hummingboard
 if [[ $LINUXSOURCE == "linux-cubox-next" ]] ; then
-        patch --batch -t -p1 < $SRC/lib/patch/hb-i2c-spi.patch
+        patch --batch -f -p1 < $SRC/lib/patch/hb-i2c-spi.patch
 fi
 }