diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp.sh
index c91dfda33bb..6ab90fca71b 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ download_skia_source() {
 set -ex
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")")
-SKQP_PATCH_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}"
+SKQP_PATCH_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/patches"
 BASE_ARGS_GN_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/build-skqp_base.gn"
 
 SKQP_ARCH=${SKQP_ARCH:-x64}
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_BUILD.gn.patch b/.gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_BUILD.gn.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from .gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_BUILD.gn.patch
rename to .gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_BUILD.gn.patch
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_fetch_gn.patch b/.gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_fetch_gn.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from .gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_fetch_gn.patch
rename to .gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_fetch_gn.patch
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_git-sync-deps.patch b/.gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_git-sync-deps.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from .gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_git-sync-deps.patch
rename to .gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_git-sync-deps.patch
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_gl.patch b/.gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_gl.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from .gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_gl.patch
rename to .gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_gl.patch
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_is_clang.py.patch b/.gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_is_clang.py.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from .gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_is_clang.py.patch
rename to .gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_is_clang.py.patch
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_nima.patch b/.gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_nima.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from .gitlab-ci/container/build-skqp_nima.patch
rename to .gitlab-ci/container/patches/build-skqp_nima.patch