diff --git a/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
index e963001d09..9350bfa106 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/insane.bbclass
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ ERROR_QA ?= "dev-so debug-deps dev-deps debug-files arch pkgconfig la \
             already-stripped installed-vs-shipped ldflags compile-host-path \
             install-host-path pn-overrides unknown-configure-option \
             useless-rpaths rpaths staticdev empty-dirs \
-            patch-fuzz \
+            patch-fuzz patch-status \
             "
 # Add usrmerge QA check based on distro feature
 ERROR_QA:append = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'usrmerge', ' usrmerge', '', d)}"
-ERROR_QA:append:layer-core = " patch-status"
 WARN_QA:append:layer-core = " missing-metadata missing-maintainer"
 
 FAKEROOT_QA = "host-user-contaminated"