diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8bed06b..39bef6e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *.o
 config.h
+patches.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 470ac86..ff9d256 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ options:
 config.h:
 	cp config.def.h config.h
 
+patches.h:
+	cp patches.def.h patches.h
+
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(STCFLAGS) -c $<
 
 st.o: config.h st.h win.h
 x.o: arg.h config.h st.h win.h
 
-$(OBJ): config.h config.mk
+$(OBJ): config.h config.mk patches.h
 
 st: $(OBJ)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(STLDFLAGS)
diff --git a/patches.h b/patches.def.h
similarity index 100%
rename from patches.h
rename to patches.def.h