diff --git a/patching/scripts/create-patches.sh b/patching/scripts/create-patches.sh
index 6f7a4c7d..5faf79f9 100755
--- a/patching/scripts/create-patches.sh
+++ b/patching/scripts/create-patches.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
+shopt -s nullglob
+
 mkdir -p patches work
 
 for f in work/*
diff --git a/patching/scripts/create-tarballs.sh b/patching/scripts/create-tarballs.sh
index 2e7a0e7d..97191aec 100755
--- a/patching/scripts/create-tarballs.sh
+++ b/patching/scripts/create-tarballs.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
+shopt -s nullglob
+
 mkdir -p tarballs
 
 for f in patches/*