diff --git a/srcpkgs/freetype/template b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
index fac429ad7fd..85f23ae4d13 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freetype/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freetype/template
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ "${build_option_ultimate}" ]; then
 	post_extract() {
 		msg_normal "Applying ultimate patchset"
 		for P in ${_ultimate_wrksrc}/${pkgname}/*.patch; do
-			patch -p1 < $P
+			[[ $P != *"upstream"* ]] && patch -p1 < $P
 		done
 	}