diff --git a/manifests/patch.pp b/manifests/patch.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..905c2161d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/patch.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class nova::patch {
+  if !defined(Package['patch']) {
+    package { 'patch':
+      ensure => present
+    }
+  }
+}