diff --git a/cloud-utils.spec b/cloud-utils.spec
index 04e8d5a..5f8c347 100644
--- a/cloud-utils.spec
+++ b/cloud-utils.spec
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ package to grow the root partition on first boot.
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
-%patch2 -p1 --no-backup-if-mismatch
+%patch2 -p1
+# patch2 creates a backup file on <=f24, we must delete it so it doesn't
+# get installed later
+rm -f bin/growpart.orig
 
 
 %build