diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/klp-build b/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
index dc2c5c33d1db..9970e1f274ef 100755
--- a/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/klp-build
@@ -384,15 +384,15 @@ apply_patch() {
 		warn "${patch} applied with fuzz"
 	fi
 
-	patch -d "$SRC" -p1 --no-backup-if-mismatch -r /dev/null "${extra_args[@]}" --silent < "$patch"
 	APPLIED_PATCHES+=("$patch")
+	patch -d "$SRC" -p1 --no-backup-if-mismatch -r /dev/null "${extra_args[@]}" --silent < "$patch"
 }
 
 revert_patch() {
 	local patch="$1"
 	local tmp=()
 
-	patch -d "$SRC" -p1 -R --silent --no-backup-if-mismatch -r /dev/null < "$patch"
+	patch -d "$SRC" -p1 -R --force --no-backup-if-mismatch -r /dev/null &> /dev/null < "$patch" || true
 
 	for p in "${APPLIED_PATCHES[@]}"; do
 		[[ "$p" == "$patch" ]] && continue