diff --git a/tools/refresh-patches b/tools/refresh-patches
index 2e48664117..dc32bb39e5 100755
--- a/tools/refresh-patches
+++ b/tools/refresh-patches
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ pkg_call_exists_opt pre_patch && pkg_call
 
 if [ "${TARGET_ARCH}" = "x86_64" ]; then
   PATCH_ARCH="x86"
+elif  [ "${PKG_IS_KERNEL_PKG}" = "yes" ]; then
+  PATCH_ARCH="${TARGET_KERNEL_PATCH_ARCH:-${TARGET_ARCH}}"
 else
   PATCH_ARCH="${TARGET_PATCH_ARCH:-${TARGET_ARCH}}"
 fi