diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tcp-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tcp-wrapper/builder.sh
index 6cb91110530c..58bc1d4409d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tcp-wrapper/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tcp-wrapper/builder.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ patchPhase
 for patch in debian/patches/*
 do
   echo "applying Debian patch \`$(basename $patch)'..."
-  patch -p1 < $patch
+  patch --batch -p1 < $patch
 done
 
 substituteInPlace "Makefile" --replace				\