diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac222dd..24f24d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ clean:
 clean_win:
 	-"rd /S /Q bin"
 	-"rd /S /Q build"
+
+patch:
+	git -C ext/lwip apply ../lwip.patch
+	git -C ext/lwip-contrib apply ../lwip-contrib.patch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a8b257..b2b03b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ We recommend using [CMake](https://cmake.org/) for its extensive cross-platform
 ```
 git submodule init
 git submodule update
-./ext/patch_submodules.sh
+make patch
 cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG
 cmake --build build 
 ```
diff --git a/ext/patch_submodules.sh b/ext/patch_submodules.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 35dda57..0000000
--- a/ext/patch_submodules.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Execute from project root directory
-
-cd ext/lwip
-cp ../lwip.patch .
-git apply lwip.patch
-cd ../..
-
-cd ext/lwip-contrib
-cp ../lwip-contrib.patch .
-git apply lwip-contrib.patch
-
-cd ../..