diff --git a/.changeset/strange-clocks-pretend.md b/.changeset/strange-clocks-pretend.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a3b6e20ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strange-clocks-pretend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+---
+
+The `generate-patch` command will now fall back to always adding a `resolutions` entry, even if no matching descriptors are found.
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/generate-patch/generate-patch.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/generate-patch/generate-patch.ts
index e5d9928cea..3c33d9c1b0 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/generate-patch/generate-patch.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/generate-patch/generate-patch.ts
@@ -217,8 +217,12 @@ async function loadTrimmedRootPkg(ctx: PatchContext, query?: string) {
   }
 
   return async (patchEntry?: string) => {
-    for (const descriptor of descriptors) {
-      resolutionsObj[descriptor] = patchEntry;
+    if (descriptors.length > 0) {
+      for (const descriptor of descriptors) {
+        resolutionsObj[descriptor] = patchEntry;
+      }
+    } else {
+      resolutionsObj[ctx.packageName] = patchEntry;
     }
     // We use the same patch for all versions of the package, if they don't
     // apply it might require manual intervention using the --query option