diff --git a/linux-tkg-config/prepare b/linux-tkg-config/prepare
index 79991ea..6718331 100644
--- a/linux-tkg-config/prepare
+++ b/linux-tkg-config/prepare
@@ -1368,7 +1368,11 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES=y\r
     _community_patches=($_community_patches)
     mkdir -p "$_where"/linux"$_basever"-tkg-userpatches
     for _p in ${_community_patches[@]}; do
-      ln -s "$_where"/../community-patches/linux"$_basever"-tkg/$_p "$_where"/linux"$_basever"-tkg-userpatches/$_p
+      if [ ! -e "$_where/linux$_basever-tkg-userpatches/$_p" ]; then
+        ln -s "$_where"/../community-patches/linux"$_basever"-tkg/$_p "$_where"/linux"$_basever"-tkg-userpatches/$_p
+      else
+        warning "Ignoring '$_p' community patch already present in the userpatches dir"
+      fi
     done
   fi