diff --git a/curl.sh b/curl.sh
index 79d07ae7d..277179dbc 100755
--- a/curl.sh
+++ b/curl.sh
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ _VER="$1"
   # Extra checks (do this before code signing)
 
   if [[ "${_CONFIG}" != *'nocurltool'* ]] && \
-     strings "${bin}" | grep -a -F 'curl-for-win'; then
+     strings "${bin}" | grep -a -F 'curl-for-win' | grep -v -a -E '/blob/[a-f0-9]+/curl(\.[a-z]+)?\.patch$'; then
     echo "! Error: Our project root path is leaking into the binary: '${bin}'"
     exit 1
   fi