diff --git a/package/libmad/libmad.mk b/package/libmad/libmad.mk
index 084a533cc00c..9f3396b1a4e8 100644
--- a/package/libmad/libmad.mk
+++ b/package/libmad/libmad.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ define LIBMAD_APPLY_DEBIAN_PATCHES
 	fi
 endef
 
-LIBMAD_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBMAD_APPLY_DEBIAN_PATCHES
+LIBMAD_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBMAD_APPLY_DEBIAN_PATCHES
 
 # debian/patches/md_size.diff
 LIBMAD_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2017-8372 CVE-2017-8373