diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f15acbc16d9..b4f37c2c8ae 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,3 +24,10 @@ target-lexicon = "0.0.3"
 faerie = "0.4.4"
 ar = "0.6.0"
 bitflags = "1.0.3"
+
+# Uncomment to use local checkout of cranelift
+#[patch."https://github.com/CraneStation/cranelift.git"]
+#cranelift = { path = "../cranelift/lib/umbrella" }
+#cranelift-module = { path = "../cranelift/lib/module" }
+#cranelift-simplejit = { path = "../cranelift/lib/simplejit" }
+#cranelift-faerie = { path = "../cranelift/lib/faerie" }
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