diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/diffstat/diffstat/aclocal.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/diffstat/diffstat/aclocal.patch
index ff18f1b31d..cde4a4050b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/diffstat/diffstat/aclocal.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/diffstat/diffstat/aclocal.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The original macro name (AC_ACVERSION) leads to this error:
 | configure.in:9: the top level
 | autom4te: m4 failed with exit status: 1
 
-Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [embedded specific]
+Upstream-Status: Submitted (via email)
 Signed-off-by: Bogdan Marinescu <bogdan.a.marinescu@intel.com>
 
 Index: diffstat-1.58/aclocal.m4
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/diffstat/diffstat/dirfix.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/diffstat/diffstat/dirfix.patch
index 6685056333..15dbf2b778 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/diffstat/diffstat/dirfix.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/diffstat/diffstat/dirfix.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Results in "mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/lib64': Permission denied"
 
 Since the directory is never used, we can just remove the mkdir.
 
-Upstream-Status: Pending
+Upstream-Status: Submitted (via email)
 
 RP 23/9/2011