diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index e3b4e7490e..6a550347ec 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ $(addprefix $(FILES_PATH)/, $(SONIC_MAKE_FILES)) : $(FILES_PATH)/% : .platform $
 		# Remove target to force rebuild
 		rm -f $(addprefix $(FILES_PATH)/, $*)
 		# Apply series of patches if exist
-		if [ -f $($*_SRC_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*_SRC_PATH) && QUILT_PATCHES=../$(notdir $($*_SRC_PATH)).patch quilt push -a; popd; fi
+		if [ -f $($*_SRC_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*_SRC_PATH) && quilt applied || QUILT_PATCHES=../$(notdir $($*_SRC_PATH)).patch quilt push -a; popd; fi
 		# Build project and take package
 		make DEST=$(shell pwd)/$(FILES_PATH) -C $($*_SRC_PATH) $(shell pwd)/$(FILES_PATH)/$* $(LOG)
 		# Clean up