diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index da455bb25..ff9b9116d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
           cd pkg/debian/linux
 
           # apply build patches
-          for PATCH in ./*.patch; do patch -p1 < ${PATCH}; done
+          for PATCH in ../*.patch; do patch -p1 < ${PATCH}; done
 
           # apply surface patches
           for PATCH in ../../../patches/${KERNEL_VERSION%.*}/*.patch; do patch -p1 < ${PATCH}; done