diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 1f233c088dde..71505942685c 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ docker-start :
 # targets for building simple docker images that do not depend on any debian packages
 $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_SIMPLE_DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz : .platform docker-start $$(addsuffix -load,$$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_LOAD_DOCKERS)))
 	$(HEADER)
+	# Apply series of patches if exist
+	if [ -f $($*.gz_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*.gz_PATH) && QUILT_PATCHES=../$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)).patch quilt push -a; popd; fi
 	docker build --squash --no-cache \
 		--build-arg http_proxy=$(HTTP_PROXY) \
 		--build-arg https_proxy=$(HTTPS_PROXY) \
@@ -358,6 +360,8 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_SIMPLE_DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.g
 		--build-arg guid=$(GUID) \
 		-t $* $($*.gz_PATH) $(LOG)
 	docker save $* | gzip -c > $@
+	# Clean up
+	if [ -f $($*.gz_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*.gz_PATH) && quilt pop -a -f; popd; fi
 	$(FOOTER)
 
 SONIC_TARGET_LIST += $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_SIMPLE_DOCKER_IMAGES))
@@ -365,6 +369,8 @@ SONIC_TARGET_LIST += $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_SIMPLE_DOCKER_IMAGES))
 # Targets for building docker images
 $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz : .platform docker-start $$(addprefix $(DEBS_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_DEPENDS)) $$(addprefix $(FILES_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_FILES)) $$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_PYTHON_WHEELS)) $$(addsuffix -load,$$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$$($$*.gz_LOAD_DOCKERS))) $$($$*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile.j2
 	$(HEADER)
+	# Apply series of patches if exist
+	if [ -f $($*.gz_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*.gz_PATH) && QUILT_PATCHES=../$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)).patch quilt push -a; popd; fi
 	mkdir -p $($*.gz_PATH)/debs $(LOG)
 	mkdir -p $($*.gz_PATH)/files $(LOG)
 	mkdir -p $($*.gz_PATH)/python-wheels $(LOG)
@@ -384,6 +390,8 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz : .pl
 		--build-arg guid=$(GUID) \
 		-t $* $($*.gz_PATH) $(LOG)
 	docker save $* | gzip -c > $@
+	# Clean up
+	if [ -f $($*.gz_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*.gz_PATH) && quilt pop -a -f; popd; fi
 	$(FOOTER)
 
 SONIC_TARGET_LIST += $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES))