diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f97cb717f9..d0c33e426d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ gtk+3.0 (3.24.0-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * d/p/Don-t-test-default-constructed-GdkPixbuf-properties.patch:
     Work around a gdk-pixbuf bug that caused test failures
     (Closes: #908439)
+  * d/gbp.conf: Don't number patches
 
  -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>  Sun, 09 Sep 2018 23:08:13 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index e0196c44d7..8fa35484af 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ pristine-tar = True
 debian-branch = debian/master
 upstream-branch = upstream/latest
 upstream-vcs-tag = %(version)s
+patch-numbers = False