diff --git a/scripts/licensecheck.sh b/scripts/licensecheck.sh
index c8f53cf..7e4c4b9 100755
--- a/scripts/licensecheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/licensecheck.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ libtool \
 m4 \
 make \
 nano \
+patch \
 texinfo-tarball"

 gplv3_repos=""
diff --git a/strip-gplv3.configure b/strip-gplv3.configure
index 8464487..75143d0 100755
--- a/strip-gplv3.configure
+++ b/strip-gplv3.configure
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class StripGPLv3ConfigureExtension(cliapp.Application):
         ['m4', ''],
         ['make', ''],
         ['nano', ''],
+        ['patch', ''],
         ['texinfo-tarball', ''],
     ]