diff --git a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
index d2c710515..1c8e8170d 100644
--- a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
+++ b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $(MPFR_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(MPFR_SOURCE) $(MPFR_PATCH_SOURCE)
 	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(MPFR_DIR) package/mpfr/ \*.patch
 	$(CONFIG_UPDATE) $(MPFR_DIR)
 ifneq ($(MPFR_PATCH),)
-	( cd $(MPFR_DIR); patch -p1 -N -Z < $(MPFR_PATCH_SOURCE); )
+	( cd $(MPFR_DIR); patch -p1 -N -Z < ../../$(MPFR_PATCH_SOURCE); )
 endif
 	touch $@