diff --git a/meta/classes-global/patch.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/patch.bbclass
index e3157c7b18..6fcac18d9c 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/patch.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/patch.bbclass
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # Point to an empty file so any user's custom settings don't break things
 QUILTRCFILE ?= "${STAGING_ETCDIR_NATIVE}/quiltrc"
 
+# Move quilt's cache to ensure it always gets removed together with "patches"
+export QUILT_PC = "${S}/patches/.pc"
+
 PATCHDEPENDENCY = "${PATCHTOOL}-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 
 # There is a bug in patch 2.7.3 and earlier where index lines