diff --git a/modules/gnome-console-tweaks/background.patch b/modules/gnome-console-tweaks/background.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8707abc..0000000
--- a/modules/gnome-console-tweaks/background.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/kgx-terminal.c
-+++ b/src/kgx-terminal.c
-@@ -159,5 +159,5 @@ update_terminal_colors (KgxTerminal *self)
-     default:
-       fg = (GdkRGBA) { 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0};
--      bg = (GdkRGBA) { 0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.96 };
-+      bg = (GdkRGBA) { 0.12, 0.12, 0.12, 1.0 };
-       break;
-   }
diff --git a/modules/gnome-console-tweaks/default.nix b/modules/gnome-console-tweaks/default.nix
index 3169c8d..19b8e13 100644
--- a/modules/gnome-console-tweaks/default.nix
+++ b/modules/gnome-console-tweaks/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
   nixpkgs.overlays = [
     (self: super: {
       gnome-console = super.gnome-console.overrideAttrs (prev: {
-        patches = prev.patches ++ [
-          ./background.patch
-          ./no-close-tab-prompt.patch
-          ./tango.patch
-        ];
+        patches =
+          (
+            if (builtins.elem "patches" (builtins.attrNames prev))
+            then prev.patches
+            else [ ]
+          ) ++ [
+            ./no-close-tab-prompt.patch
+            ./tango.patch
+          ];
       });
     })
   ];