diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/debian.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/debian.patch
index 460185827e..e0106dccf4 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/debian.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/debian.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Upstream-Status="Inappropriate [debian patch]"
+
 --- patch-2.5.9.orig/m4/hash.m4
 +++ patch-2.5.9/m4/hash.m4
 @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/global-reject-file.diff b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/global-reject-file.diff
index 66065fcbf5..d837896841 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/global-reject-file.diff
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/global-reject-file.diff
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Upstream-Status="Inappropriate [debian patch]"
+
 Index: patch-2.5.9/patch.man
 ===================================================================
 --- patch-2.5.9.orig/patch.man
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/install.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/install.patch
index c959189f37..0359ccd2d3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/install.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/install.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Upstream-Status="Inappropriate [embedded specific]"
+
 Index: patch-2.5.4/Makefile.in
 ===================================================================
 --- patch-2.5.4.orig/Makefile.in	2005-03-09 07:23:54.779311824 -0500
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/unified-reject-files.diff b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/unified-reject-files.diff
index 6bfa00dd75..1608b5e909 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/unified-reject-files.diff
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/patch/patch/unified-reject-files.diff
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Upstream-Status="Inappropriate [debian patch]"
+
 Generate unified diff style reject files. Also include the C function names
 in reject files whenever possible.