diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/PatchCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/PatchCommand.kt
index 4bc2641..585ce58 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/PatchCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/PatchCommand.kt
@@ -241,11 +241,10 @@ internal object PatchCommand : Runnable {
             val explicitlyExcluded = excludedPatches.contains(formattedPatchName)
             if (explicitlyExcluded) return@patch logger.info("Excluding ${patch.patchName}")
 
-            // If the patch is explicitly included, it will be included if [exclusive] is false.
-            val explicitlyIncluded = exclusive && includedPatches.contains(formattedPatchName)
-
             // If the patch is implicitly included, it will be only included if [exclusive] is false.
             val implicitlyIncluded = !exclusive && patch.include
+            // If the patch is explicitly included, it will be included even if [exclusive] is false.
+            val explicitlyIncluded = includedPatches.contains(formattedPatchName)
 
             val included = implicitlyIncluded || explicitlyIncluded
             if (!included) return@patch logger.info("${patch.patchName} excluded by default") // Case 1.