diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 549dfd9..1d5a8cd 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
             if subdir == patchdir:
                 patch_list.append(local)
         else:
-            patch_list.append(local)
+            # skip the patch if a patchdir was supplied, it won't be handled
+            # properly
+            if not patchdir:
+                patch_list.append(local)
 
     return patch_list