--- trunk/include/kernel.sminc	2012/10/29 07:51:50	13880
+++ trunk/include/kernel.sminc	2013/08/14 10:47:24	18717
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@
 KBRANCH="${BRANCH}"
 SPECIAL_VARS="${SPECIAL_VARS} KPVER KPBUILD KBRANCH"
 
+# dummy function to apply kernel patches
+kernel_apply_patches()
+{
+	return 0
+}
+
 kernel_src_prepare()
 {
 	munpack ${SRCFILE} || die
@@ -123,6 +129,7 @@
 	chmod -R a+r-w+X,u+w ${SRCDIR} || die
 
 	cd ${SRCDIR}
+	kernel_apply_patches || die
 
 	# fixes INSTALL_PATH to /boot and EXTRAVERSION
 	sed -i -e 's:#export\tINSTALL_PATH:export\tINSTALL_PATH:' \