diff --git a/configs/bananapim1_defconfig b/configs/bananapim1_defconfig
index 650cf0f1aac..3298da7642b 100644
--- a/configs/bananapim1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bananapim1_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_NEON_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-bananapim1"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/bananapim1"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/nanopineo2_defconfig b/configs/nanopineo2_defconfig
index 83058b329d6..20c9d03f57a 100644
--- a/configs/nanopineo2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nanopineo2_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-nanopineo2"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/nanopineo2"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_AARCH64=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
diff --git a/configs/nanopineo_defconfig b/configs/nanopineo_defconfig
index 7c9aa9f68fe..53f07209217 100644
--- a/configs/nanopineo_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nanopineo_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-nanopineo"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/nanopineo"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/nanopir1_defconfig b/configs/nanopir1_defconfig
index a25a83de470..7e7ce462551 100644
--- a/configs/nanopir1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nanopir1_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-nanopir1"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/nanopir1"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/odroidxu4_defconfig b/configs/odroidxu4_defconfig
index 89aee619efd..6b2bbdfad40 100644
--- a/configs/odroidxu4_defconfig
+++ b/configs/odroidxu4_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_NEON_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-odroidxu4"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/odroidxu4"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/orangepione_defconfig b/configs/orangepione_defconfig
index ed6e478c7b8..f2028b7e1ac 100644
--- a/configs/orangepione_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepione_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-orangepione"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/orangepione"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/orangepizero_defconfig b/configs/orangepizero_defconfig
index 65e73d481a3..8ea39617222 100644
--- a/configs/orangepizero_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepizero_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-orangepizero"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/orangepizero"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig b/configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig
index 17923161f07..f67033dc9b3 100644
--- a/configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_NEON_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-raspberrypi2"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/raspberrypi2"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/raspberrypi3_defconfig b/configs/raspberrypi3_defconfig
index b85da10b9b3..644695b78e4 100644
--- a/configs/raspberrypi3_defconfig
+++ b/configs/raspberrypi3_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_NEON_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-raspberrypi3"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/raspberrypi3"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/raspberrypi4_defconfig b/configs/raspberrypi4_defconfig
index d5ea22d3a50..47933525e16 100644
--- a/configs/raspberrypi4_defconfig
+++ b/configs/raspberrypi4_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_NEON_FP_ARMV8=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-raspberrypi4"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/raspberrypi4"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
diff --git a/configs/raspberrypi_defconfig b/configs/raspberrypi_defconfig
index 2c0e30fee73..f1d5ac8893c 100644
--- a/configs/raspberrypi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/raspberrypi_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ BR2_arm1176jzf_s=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-raspberrypi"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/raspberrypi"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_DOWNLOAD=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_URL="https://github.com/raspberrypi/tools/archive/5caa7046982f0539cf5380f94da04b31129ed521.tar.gz"
diff --git a/configs/tinkerboard_defconfig b/configs/tinkerboard_defconfig
index c15d97115e5..71f431bad7a 100644
--- a/configs/tinkerboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/tinkerboard_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BR2_ARM_FPU_NEON_VFPV4=y
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 BR2_CCACHE_DIR="$(TOPDIR)/.buildroot-ccache-tinkerboard"
 BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/tinkerboard"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_ARM=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-pipe"