diff --git a/contrib/internal/build-i18n.py b/contrib/internal/build-i18n.py
index 56851fd9e7c12d863648a5a9a7c5140a32ac57cd..b3c915406717abe657a552a37268464cc065e0c9 100755
--- a/contrib/internal/build-i18n.py
+++ b/contrib/internal/build-i18n.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import __main__
 __main__.__requires__ = ['Django%s' % django_version]
 import pkg_resources
 
+from django_evolution.compat.patches import apply_patches
+apply_patches()
+
 import django
 from django.core.management import call_command
 
diff --git a/contrib/internal/build-media.py b/contrib/internal/build-media.py
index 6f4a488d70084c27624f9be06e7ddf006e675c89..16dee0b902453673e79def31fcf25252ea622d78 100755
--- a/contrib/internal/build-media.py
+++ b/contrib/internal/build-media.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import __main__
 __main__.__requires__ = ['Django' + django_version]
 import pkg_resources
 
+from django_evolution.compat.patches import apply_patches
+apply_patches()
+
 import django
 from django.core.management import call_command