diff --git a/scripts/generate-kernel-patch b/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
index 2ff3ca1e3..829c9e236 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
+++ b/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@ EOF
 done
 
 {
-  add_file "scst/README_in-tree" "Documentation/scst/README.scst"
+  if [ -e scst/README_in-tree ]; then
+    add_file "scst/README_in-tree" "Documentation/scst/README.scst"
+  fi
   add_file "scst/SysfsRules" "Documentation/scst/SysfsRules"
 } | process_patch "scst_11_core_doc.diff"