diff --git a/Makefile.sync b/Makefile.sync
index 167f6bba7..711667c98 100644
--- a/Makefile.sync
+++ b/Makefile.sync
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ PATCHED=$(join $(dir $(PATCHES)), $(addsuffix ed, $(addprefix ., $(notdir $(PATC
 apply-patches: $(PATCHED)
 
 llama/patches/.%.patched: llama/patches/%.patch
-	@if git -c commit.gpgSign=false -c user.name=nobody -c 'user.email=<>' -C $(WORKDIR) am -3 $(realpath $<); then touch $@; else git -C $(WORKDIR) am --abort; exit 1; fi
+	@if git -c user.name=nobody -c 'user.email=<>' -C $(WORKDIR) am -3 $(realpath $<); then touch $@; else git -C $(WORKDIR) am --abort; exit 1; fi
 
 .PHONY: checkout
 checkout: $(WORKDIR)