diff --git a/scripts/use-local-mshv.sh b/scripts/use-local-mshv.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6124c6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/use-local-mshv.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+line=$(grep -n '\[dev-dependencies\]' Cargo.toml | tail -n1 | cut -f1 -d:)
+
+sed -i "$line i [patch.\"https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv\"]\n" ./Cargo.toml
+line=$((line+1))
+sed -i "$line i mshv-bindings = { path = \"../mshv/mshv-bindings\" }" ./Cargo.toml
+
+line=$((line+1))
+sed -i "$line i mshv-ioctls = { path = \"../mshv/mshv-ioctls\" }" ./Cargo.toml
+
+