diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/__init__.py b/src/ifcpatch/__init__.py
index 0632f90775..1af72f9bf0 100644
--- a/src/ifcpatch/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-# This can be packaged with `pyinstaller --onefile --clean --icon=icon.ico ifcpatch.py`
+# This can be packaged into one executable with ./make.py
 
 import ifcopenshell
 import logging
diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/make.py b/src/ifcpatch/make.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2a9da0b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/make.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+# add hidden imports in recipes here
+HIDDEN_IMPORTS = [
+    "ifcopenshell.util.selector",
+    "ifcopenshell.util.element",
+    "ifcopenshell.util.schema",
+    "toposort",
+]
+
+
+def main():
+    hiddenimport_args = " ".join('--hiddenimport "{}"'.format(imp) for imp in HIDDEN_IMPORTS)
+    cmd = 'pyinstaller ./__init__.py --onefile --clean --add-data ".{}ifcpatch" {}'.format(
+        os.pathsep, hiddenimport_args
+    )
+    subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()