diff --git a/package/gcc/4.5.4/powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional b/package/gcc/4.5.4/1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gcc/4.5.4/powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
rename to package/gcc/4.5.4/1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
diff --git a/package/gcc/4.7.4/powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional b/package/gcc/4.7.4/1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gcc/4.7.4/powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
rename to package/gcc/4.7.4/1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
diff --git a/package/gcc/4.8.4/powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional b/package/gcc/4.8.4/1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gcc/4.8.4/powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
rename to package/gcc/4.8.4/1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
diff --git a/package/gcc/4.9.2/powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional b/package/gcc/4.9.2/1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
similarity index 100%
rename from package/gcc/4.9.2/powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
rename to package/gcc/4.9.2/1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc.mk b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
index 2e8b41216e..3af8290017 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ endef
 ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc)
 ifneq ($(BR2_SOFT_FLOAT),)
 define HOST_GCC_APPLY_POWERPC_PATCH
-	$(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) package/gcc/$(GCC_VERSION) powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
+	$(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) package/gcc/$(GCC_VERSION) 1000-powerpc-link-with-math-lib.patch.conditional
 endef
 endif
 endif