diff --git a/.github/workflows/static.yml b/.github/workflows/static.yml
index 6493594d04..b83f2772bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "actionsbot@example.invalid"
           git config --global user.name "Actions Bot"
-          git am --no-3way ../contrast/packages/by-name/kata/kata-runtime/*.patch
+          git am --no-3way --whitespace=fix ../contrast/packages/by-name/kata/kata-runtime/*.patch
           git format-patch -N --no-signature --zero-commit --full-index -o ../contrast/packages/by-name/kata/kata-runtime/ "${{ steps.kataversion.outputs.v }}"
       - name: Check for diff
         working-directory: contrast