diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 79a0af7d9..3270743b7 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ configuring the GRUB.
 * GNU binutils 2.9.1.0.23 or later
 * Flex 2.5.35 or later
 * pkg-config
+* GNU patch
 * Other standard GNU/Unix tools
 * a libc with large file support (e.g. glibc 2.1 or later)
 
diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index 6b043fc35..0dd893c5c 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ autoconf   2.63
 automake   1.11
 gettext    0.18.3
 git        1.5.5
+patch      -
 tar        -
 "