diff --git a/dev-support/bin/create-release b/dev-support/bin/create-release
index f4851d1c764..39a5d0d3198 100755
--- a/dev-support/bin/create-release
+++ b/dev-support/bin/create-release
@@ -651,10 +651,12 @@ function signartifacts
 
   big_console_header "Signing the release"
 
-  for i in ${ARTIFACTS_DIR}/*; do
+  run cd "${ARTIFACTS_DIR}"
+  for i in *; do
     ${GPG} --use-agent --armor --output "${i}.asc" --detach-sig "${i}"
     sha512sum --tag "${i}" > "${i}.sha512"
   done
+  run cd "${BASEDIR}"
 
   if [[ "${ASFRELEASE}" = true ]]; then
     echo "Fetching the Apache Hadoop KEYS file..."
diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-src.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-src.xml
index 7c725d73e04..87169420939 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-src.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/src/main/resources/assemblies/hadoop-src.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         <exclude>**/build/**</exclude>
         <exclude>**/file:/**</exclude>
         <exclude>**/SecurityAuth.audit*</exclude>
+        <exclude>patchprocess/**</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </fileSet>
   </fileSets>