diff --git a/desktop/kde/applications/kate/pspec.xml b/desktop/kde/applications/kate/pspec.xml
index 9ef67a2460..52f31d6ca6 100755
--- a/desktop/kde/applications/kate/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/kde/applications/kate/pspec.xml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
             <Dependency>plasma-framework-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
          <Patches>
-             <Patch level="1">kate-17.04.0-allow-root.patch</Patch> 
-             <Patch level="1">kwrite-17.04.0-allow-root.patch</Patch>
+<!--              <Patch level="1">kate-17.04.0-allow-root.patch</Patch>  -->
+<!--              <Patch level="1">kwrite-17.04.0-allow-root.patch</Patch> -->
         </Patches>
     </Source>