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diff --git a/build/external/README b/build/external/patches/README
similarity index 55%
rename from build/external/README
rename to build/external/patches/README
index 95154dc235f..0bead2ef629 100644
--- a/build/external/README
+++ b/build/external/patches/README
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ accepted upstream and made available in the next DPDK release.
 
 The following is the method used to generate these patches:
 
-1. Git clone the DPDK to a new directory:
+1. Git clone the package to a new directory:
  # git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk dpdk
 
-2. Create a branch based on the DPDK release you wish to patch.
+2. Create a branch based on the release you wish to patch.
 Note, “git tag” will show you all the release tags. The following example is
-for DPDK release tag “v2.2.0” and will create a branch named “two_dot_two”.
- # cd dpdk
+for release tag “v2.2.0” and will create a branch named “two_dot_two”.
+ # cd <root dir>
  # git checkout -b two_dot_two v2.2.0
 
-3. Apply all the existing VPP DPDK patches to this new branch.
- # git am <VPP directory>/dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches/*
+3. Apply all the existing patches to this new branch.
+ # git am </path/to/existing/patches/*>
 
-4. Make your changes and commit your change to your DPDK repository.
+4. Make your changes and commit your change to your repository.
  # <edit files>
  # git commit -s
 
@@ -26,9 +26,5 @@ for DPDK release tag “v2.2.0” and will create a branch named “two_dot_two
 for your branch (two_dot_two), with your latest commits as the last ones.
  # git format-patch master..two_dot_two
 
-6. Copy, add and commit the new patches into the VPP patches directory.
- # cp <new patch files> <VPP directory>/dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches
- # cd <VPP directory>
- # git add dpdk/dpdk-2.2.0_patches/<new patch files>
- # git commit -s
+6. Copy, add and commit the new patches into the patches directory.