diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.post_update.sh b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.post_update.sh
index 0af64fe..c7246ab 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.post_update.sh
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.post_update.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ cat << EOF >> "${tmp_path}"
          enabled_not_satisfied = enabled_use - pkguse
 EOF
 
-( cd / && patch -p1 < "${tmp_path}" 2>&1 > /dev/null ) # ignore any outcome
+( cd / && patch -N -r - -p1 < "${tmp_path}" 2>&1 > /dev/null ) # ignore any outcome
 rm -f "${tmp_path}"
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.post_update.sh b/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.post_update.sh
index 0af64fe..c7246ab 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.post_update.sh
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.post_update.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ cat << EOF >> "${tmp_path}"
          enabled_not_satisfied = enabled_use - pkguse
 EOF
 
-( cd / && patch -p1 < "${tmp_path}" 2>&1 > /dev/null ) # ignore any outcome
+( cd / && patch -N -r - -p1 < "${tmp_path}" 2>&1 > /dev/null ) # ignore any outcome
 rm -f "${tmp_path}"
 
 exit 0