apply-patches.sh: avoid reversed/already applied patches

Disable reversed/already applied patches fallout from commit
5871b791
Reverse patches are bad, they may unfix things with version bumps and
just sneak under the radar with pure batch mode.

Signed-off-by: Gustavo Zacarias <gustavo@zacarias.com.ar>
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>