diff --git a/misc/scripts/clean_patch b/misc/scripts/clean_patch
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3b6a8eb144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/scripts/clean_patch
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+filterdiff -x '*/*.vcproj' -x '*/*.dsp' -x configure -x '*/makefile.*' -x '*Makefile.in' -x setup.h.in -x include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h -x '*/setup0.h' "$@"