diff --git a/boards/droid4.sh b/boards/droid4.sh
index a14af2a..82e5576 100644
--- a/boards/droid4.sh
+++ b/boards/droid4.sh
@@ -72,8 +72,15 @@ build_kernel_${arch}() {
 
 	get-kernel-sources
 	pushd $R/tmp/kernels/$device_name/${device_name}-linux
+	git checkout -- .
 	copy-kernel-config
 
+	_patchdir="$R/extra/patches/linux-droid4-patches"
+	_patchset="$(find ${_patchdir} -name '*.patch' | sort)"
+	for i in "$_patchset"; do
+		patch -p1 < "$i"
+	done
+
 	# compile kernel and modules
 	make \
 		$MAKEOPTS \