diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 006a3954c333499a680e36a702d5ad9c59168783..67253ffd002b6959702bade2acf5cb4168edd0a5 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ for p in patches/*; do
 		chdist_base apt-get source --only-source -t "$BASESUITE" "$p"
 		cd "$p-"*
 		dch --local "+$OURSUITE" "apply mnt reform patch"
-		dch --release ""
+		dch --force-distribution --distribution="$OURSUITE" --release ""
 		"$PATCHDIR/$p"
 		# cross build foreign arch:any packages
 		if [ -n "$(env DEB_HOST_ARCH=$HOST_ARCH dh_listpackages -a)" ]; then