diff --git a/util/install.sh b/util/install.sh
index 0d0c13e..e15c426 100755
--- a/util/install.sh
+++ b/util/install.sh
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ function of {
 	git clone git://openflowswitch.org/openflow.git
 	cd ~/openflow
 
+    # Patch controller to handle more than 16 switches
+    patch -p1 < ~/mininet/util/openflow-patches/controller.patch
+
 	# Resume the install:
 	./boot.sh
 	./configure