diff --git a/scripts/build_win_exiv2.bat b/scripts/build_win_exiv2.bat
index 489bcf3..1d7bc0a 100644
--- a/scripts/build_win_exiv2.bat
+++ b/scripts/build_win_exiv2.bat
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ IF NOT EXIST cbuild (
 CD cbuild || EXIT /B 1
 git clone --depth 1 "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2" || EXIT /B %ERRORLEVEL%
 CD exiv2 || EXIT /B %ERRORLEVEL%
-git apply %PATCH_DIR%\basicio.cpp.patch || EXIT /B %ERRORLEVEL%
+git apply -3 %PATCH_DIR%\basicio.cpp.patch || EXIT /B %ERRORLEVEL%
 IF NOT EXIST build (
     MD build || EXIT /B 1
 )