diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 47443fdd51..42f0a0d8af 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ OBJ += frontend/frontend.o \
        input/input_remapping.o \
        tasks/task_overlay.o \
        input/input_overlay.o \
-       patch.o \
        $(LIBRETRO_COMM_DIR)/queues/fifo_queue.o \
        managers/core_option_manager.o \
        $(LIBRETRO_COMM_DIR)/compat/compat_fnmatch.o \
diff --git a/tasks/task_content.c b/tasks/task_content.c
index 82636e1a86..bfef13e18d 100644
--- a/tasks/task_content.c
+++ b/tasks/task_content.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 #include "../paths.h"
 #include "../verbosity.h"
 
-#include "../patch.c"
+#include "task_patch.c"
 
 #define MAX_ARGS 32
 
diff --git a/patch.c b/tasks/task_patch.c
similarity index 99%
rename from patch.c
rename to tasks/task_patch.c
index ca299d7385..85aced82d2 100644
--- a/patch.c
+++ b/tasks/task_patch.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 /* BPS/UPS/IPS implementation from bSNES (nall::).
  * Modified for RetroArch. */
 
+/* TODO/FIXME - turn this into actual task */
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>