diff --git a/backends/arm/scripts/utils.sh b/backends/arm/scripts/utils.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb606021dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/arm/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright 2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+function verify_md5() {
+    # Compare the md5 of a file with a provided expected value.
+
+    # Arg 1: Expected checksum for file
+    # Arg 2: Path to file
+    # Exits with return code 1 if the number of arguments is incorrect.
+    # Exits with return code 2 if the calculated mf5 does not match the given. 
+
+    [[ $# -ne 2 ]]  \
+        && { echo "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Invalid number of args, expecting 2, but got $#"; exit 1; }
+    local ref_checksum="${1}"
+    local file="${2}"
+
+    if [[ "${OS}" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+        local file_checksum="$(md5 -q $file)"
+    else
+        local file_checksum="$(md5sum $file | awk '{print $1}')"
+    fi
+    if [[ ${ref_checksum} != ${file_checksum} ]]; then
+        echo "Mismatched MD5 checksum for file: ${file}. Expecting ${ref_checksum} but got ${file_checksum}. Exiting."
+        exit 2
+    fi
+}
+
+function patch_repo() {
+    # Patch git repo found in $repo_dir, starting from patch $base_rev and applying patches found in $patch_dir/$name.
+    
+    # Arg 1: Directory of repo to patch
+    # Arg 2: Rev to start patching at
+    # Arg 3: Directory 'setup-dir' containing patches in 'setup-dir/$name'
+    # Exits with return code 1 if the number of arguments is incorrect.
+    # Does not do any error handling if the base_rev or patch_dir is not found etc.     
+
+    [[ $# -ne 3 ]]  \
+        && { echo "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Invalid number of args, expecting 3, but got $#"; exit 1; }
+
+    local repo_dir="${1}"
+    local base_rev="${2}"
+    local name="$(basename $repo_dir)"
+    local patch_dir="${3}/$name"
+
+    echo -e "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Patching ${name}..."
+    cd $repo_dir
+    git fetch
+    git reset --hard ${base_rev}
+
+    [[ -e ${patch_dir} && $(ls -A ${patch_dir}) ]] && \
+        git am -3 ${patch_dir}/*.patch
+
+    echo -e "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Patched ${name} @ $(git describe --all --long 2> /dev/null) in ${repo_dir} dir.\n"
+}
diff --git a/examples/arm/ethos-u-setup/core_platform/patches/0001-Move-rodata-to-the-DDR.patch b/examples/arm/ethos-u-setup/core_platform/0001-Move-rodata-to-the-DDR.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/arm/ethos-u-setup/core_platform/patches/0001-Move-rodata-to-the-DDR.patch
rename to examples/arm/ethos-u-setup/core_platform/0001-Move-rodata-to-the-DDR.patch
diff --git a/examples/arm/setup.sh b/examples/arm/setup.sh
index 5498bd78974..334b0979367 100755
--- a/examples/arm/setup.sh
+++ b/examples/arm/setup.sh
@@ -22,27 +22,13 @@ fi
 ARCH="$(uname -m)"
 OS="$(uname -s)"
 
-function verify_md5() {
-    [[ $# -ne 2 ]]  \
-        && { echo "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Invalid number of args, expecting 2, but got $#"; exit 1; }
-    local ref_checksum="${1}"
-    local file="${2}"
 
-    if [[ "${OS}" == "Darwin" ]]; then
-        local file_checksum="$(md5 -q $file)"
-    else
-        local file_checksum="$(md5sum $file | awk '{print $1}')"
-    fi
-    if [[ ${ref_checksum} != ${file_checksum} ]]; then
-        echo "Mismatched MD5 checksum for file: ${file}. Expecting ${ref_checksum} but got ${file_checksum}. Exiting."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
 
 ########
 ### Hardcoded constants
 ########
 script_dir=$(cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd)
+et_dir=$(realpath $script_dir/../..)
 
 if [[ "${ARCH}" == "x86_64" ]]; then
     # FVPs
@@ -140,7 +126,7 @@ function setup_fvp() {
             curl --output "FVP_${fvp}.tgz" "${fvp_url}"
             md5_variable=${fvp}_md5_checksum
             fvp_md5_checksum=${!md5_variable}
-            verify_md5 ${fvp_md5_checksum} FVP_${fvp}.tgz
+            verify_md5 ${fvp_md5_checksum} FVP_${fvp}.tgz || exit 1
         fi
 
         echo "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Installing FVP ${fvp}..."
@@ -181,7 +167,7 @@ function setup_toolchain() {
     if [[ ! -e "${toolchain_dir}.tar.xz" ]]; then
         echo "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Downloading toolchain ..."
         curl --output "${toolchain_dir}.tar.xz" "${toolchain_url}"
-        verify_md5 ${toolchain_md5_checksum} "${toolchain_dir}.tar.xz"
+        verify_md5 ${toolchain_md5_checksum} "${toolchain_dir}.tar.xz" || exit 1
     fi
 
     echo "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Installing toolchain ..."
@@ -207,20 +193,6 @@ function setup_ethos_u() {
     echo "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Done @ $(git describe --all --long 3> /dev/null) in ${root_dir}/ethos-u dir."
 }
 
-function patch_repo() {
-    # This is a temporary hack until it finds a better home in one for the ARM Ml repos
-    name="$(basename $repo_dir)"
-    echo -e "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Preparing ${name}..."
-    cd $repo_dir
-    git fetch
-    git reset --hard ${base_rev}
-
-    patch_dir=${script_dir}/ethos-u-setup/${name}/patches/
-    [[ -e ${patch_dir} && $(ls -A ${patch_dir}) ]] && \
-        git am -3 ${patch_dir}/*.patch
-
-    echo -e "[${FUNCNAME[0]}] Patched ${name} @ $(git describe --all --long 2> /dev/null) in ${repo_dir} dir.\n"
-}
 
 function setup_tosa_reference_model() {
     
@@ -258,6 +230,9 @@ echo "[main] Using root dir ${root_dir}"
 setup_path_script="${root_dir}/setup_path.sh"
 echo "" > "${setup_path_script}"
 
+# Import utils
+source $et_dir/backends/arm/scripts/utils.sh
+
 # Setup toolchain
 setup_toolchain
 
@@ -267,7 +242,8 @@ setup_ethos_u
 # Patch the ethos-u dev environment to include executorch application
 repo_dir="${root_dir}/ethos-u/core_platform"
 base_rev=b728c774158248ba2cad8e78a515809e1eb9b77f
-patch_repo
+patch_dir=${script_dir}/ethos-u-setup/
+patch_repo $repo_dir $base_rev $patch_dir
 
 # Setup the tosa_reference_model
 setup_tosa_reference_model