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diff --git a/guix/packages.scm b/guix/packages.scm
index 3646b9ba13..728b3afcae 100644
--- a/guix/packages.scm
+++ b/guix/packages.scm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Eric Bavier <bavier@member.fsf.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2016 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -478,9 +479,11 @@ specifies modules in scope when evaluating SNIPPET."
(format (current-error-port) "applying '~a'...~%" patch)
;; Use '--force' so that patches that do not apply perfectly are
- ;; rejected.
+ ;; rejected. Use '--no-backup-if-mismatch' to prevent making
+ ;; "*.orig" file if a patch is applied with offset.
(zero? (system* (string-append #+patch "/bin/patch")
- "--force" #+@flags "--input" patch)))
+ "--force" "--no-backup-if-mismatch"
+ #+@flags "--input" patch)))
(define (first-file directory)
;; Return the name of the first file in DIRECTORY.