diff --git a/build.lua b/build.lua
index 3145b19..cdf2f2f 100644
--- a/build.lua
+++ b/build.lua
@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ end
 
 
 local function exportFile(srcpath, dstpath)
-	if not dstpath then
-		dstpath = outdir .. srcpath
+	dstpath = outdir .. (dstpath or srcpath)
+	if dstpath:sub(-1) == '/' then
+		dstpath = dstpath .. srcpath
 	end
-	local srcf = assert(io.open(srcpath))
+	srcpath = 'src/' .. srcpath
+
 
 	--load the file to validate syntax, as a very minimal linter
 	do
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ local function exportFile(srcpath, dstpath)
 	end
 
 
+	local srcf = assert(io.open(srcpath))
 	local dstf = assert(io.open(dstpath, 'w'))
 
 	--for now, run a very minimal minifier
@@ -159,15 +162,15 @@ fs.makeDirectory(outdir)
 exportFile('boot.lua')
 
 fs.makeDirectory(outdir .. 'core/')
-exportFile('src/init.lua', outdir .. 'core/init.lua')
+exportFile('init.lua', 'core/')
 fs.makeDirectory(outdir .. 'core/bin')
-exportFile('src/bin/tty.lua', outdir .. 'core/bin/tty.lua')
+exportFile('bin/tty.lua', 'core/')
 
 fs.makeDirectory(outdir .. 'livedisk/')
 assert(fs.copy(outdir .. 'core/init.lua', outdir .. 'livedisk/init.lua'))
 fs.makeDirectory(outdir .. 'livedisk/bin/')
 assert(fs.copy(outdir .. 'core/bin/tty.lua', outdir .. 'livedisk/bin/tty.lua'))
 fs.makeDirectory(outdir .. 'livedisk/etc/')
-exportFile('src/livedisk/init.lua', outdir .. 'livedisk/etc/init.lua')
+exportFile('livedisk/init.lua', 'livedisk/etc/init.lua')
 
 -- vi: set ts=2:
diff --git a/boot.lua b/src/boot.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from boot.lua
rename to src/boot.lua