diff --git a/tools/install-esp-idf.sh b/tools/install-esp-idf.sh
index 90f27fd0a..a3e925a8f 100755
--- a/tools/install-esp-idf.sh
+++ b/tools/install-esp-idf.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if [ ! -x $idf_was_installed ] || [ ! -x $commit_predefined ]; then
 
 	# Temporarily patch the ETH driver to support custom SPI
 	cd $IDF_PATH
-	patch -p1 -i ../patches/spi_eth.diff
+	patch -p1 -N -i ../patches/spi_eth.diff
 	cd -
 fi