diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index ad2a7f29ab..c1439114a5 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -448,3 +448,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter iotlab-m3 wsn430-v1_3b wsn430-v1_4,$(BOARD)))
     include $(RIOTBASE)/dist/testbed-support/Makefile.iotlab
   endif
 endif
+
+# Include desvirt Makefile
+include $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/desvirt/Makefile.desvirt
diff --git a/dist/tools/desvirt/0001-add-example-topology.patch b/dist/tools/desvirt/0001-add-example-topology.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d2017ca5e..0000000000
Binary files a/dist/tools/desvirt/0001-add-example-topology.patch and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/dist/tools/desvirt/Makefile b/dist/tools/desvirt/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 1739f176e6..0000000000
--- a/dist/tools/desvirt/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-PKG_NAME=desvirt
-PKG_URL=https://github.com/des-testbed/desvirt.git
-PKG_VERSION=master
-PKG_DIR=$(CURDIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
-
-.PHONY: all clean patch distclean desvirtdefine
-
-all: clean $(PKG_NAME) patch desvirtdefine
-
-patch:
-	cd "$(PKG_DIR)" && git am --ignore-whitespace "$(CURDIR)"/*.patch
-
-desvirtdefine: patch
-	$(foreach topology,$(shell ls $(PKG_NAME)/.desvirt/*.xml), \
-		cd $(PKG_NAME) && \
-		./vnet --define --name "$(basename $(notdir $(topology)))";)
-
-$(PKG_NAME):
-	# Get $(PKG_VERSION) of package from $(PKG_URL)
-	$(if $(wildcard $(PKG_NAME)),cd $(CURDIR)/$(PKG_NAME) && \
-		git clean -x -f && \
-		git reset --hard $(PKG_VERSION) \
-		, git clone $(PKG_URL) $(PKG_NAME) && \
-		cd $(PKG_NAME) && \
-		git reset --hard $(PKG_VERSION))
-
-clean::
-	# Reset package to checkout state.
-	$(if $(wildcard $(PKG_NAME)),cd $(CURDIR)/$(PKG_NAME) && \
-		git clean -x -f && \
-		git reset --hard $(PKG_VERSION) \
-		, )
-
-distclean::
-	rm -rf $(CURDIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
diff --git a/dist/tools/desvirt/Makefile.desvirt b/dist/tools/desvirt/Makefile.desvirt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c43a31cf4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/tools/desvirt/Makefile.desvirt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+TOOL_NAME=desvirt
+TOOL_URL=https://github.com/des-testbed/desvirt.git
+TOOL_VERSION=master
+TOOL_DIR=$(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/$(TOOL_NAME)/$(TOOL_NAME)
+
+.PHONY: desvirt-check desvirt-check-topo-file desvirt-check-topo-args desvirt-clean \
+        desvirt-distclean desvirt-define desvirt-undefine desvirt-start desvirt-stop desvirt-list
+
+desvirt-check:
+
+    ifeq ($(wildcard $(TOOL_DIR)),)
+	    git clone $(TOOL_URL) $(TOOL_DIR)
+	    cd $(TOOL_DIR) && git reset --hard $(TOOL_VERSION)
+    endif
+
+desvirt-check-topo-file: desvirt-check
+
+    ifndef TOPO
+	    $(error TOPO is not set)
+    endif
+
+desvirt-check-topo-args: desvirt-check
+
+    ifndef TOPO_TYPE
+	    $(error TOPO_TYPE is not set)
+    endif
+    ifndef TOPO_SIZE
+	    $(error TOPO_SIZE is not set)
+    endif
+
+desvirt-define: desvirt-check-topo-file
+	cd $(TOOL_DIR) && ./vnet -d $(TOOL_DIR)/.desvirt/$(TOPO_FLE) -n $(basename $(TOPO))
+
+desvirt-undefine: desvirt-check-topo-file
+	cd $(TOOL_DIR) && ./vnet -u $(TOOL_DIR)/.desvirt/$(TOPO_FLE) -n $(basename $(TOPO))
+
+desvirt-start: desvirt-check-topo-file
+	cd $(TOOL_DIR) && ./vnet -s -n $(basename $(TOPO))
+
+desvirt-stop: desvirt-check-topo-file
+	cd $(TOOL_DIR) && ./vnet -q -n $(basename $(TOPO))
+
+desvirt-topology: desvirt-check-topo-args all
+	cd $(TOOL_DIR) && \
+	./topology_creator -e $(ELFFILE) -n riot_native -r ieee802154 -s$(TOPO_SIZE) -t$(TOPO_TYPE) -f $(TOPO_TYPE)$(TOPO_SIZE)
+
+desvirt-list: desvirt-check
+	cd $(TOOL_DIR) && ./vnet -l
+
+desvirt-clean::
+
+    ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOOL_DIR)),"")
+	    cd $(TOOL_DIR) && git clean -x -f && git reset --hard $(TOOL_VERSION)
+    endif
+
+desvirt-distclean::
+	rm -rf $(TOOL_DIR)