diff --git a/curl.sh b/curl.sh
index f06a9e203..79d07ae7d 100755
--- a/curl.sh
+++ b/curl.sh
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ _VER="$1"
   fi
 
   patch="${_NAM}${_PATCHSUFFIX}.patch"
-  if [ -f "${patch}" ]; then
+  if [ -f "../${patch}" ]; then
     hash="$(git -C .. log -1 '--pretty=format:%h' -- "${patch}")"
     if [ -n "${hash}" ]; then
       patchstamp="https://github.com/curl/curl-for-win/blob/${hash}/${patch}"