diff --git a/scripts/patches.sh b/scripts/patches.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c35a68850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/patches.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+BUILDROOT_PATCHES="buildroot-patches/"
+
+for patch in "$BUILDROOT_PATCHES"; do
+      patch -d buildroot -p1 < $${patch};
+done