diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e3f4e18..388572d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ emscripten: $(JANET_EMTARGET)
 ##### Generated C files #####
 #############################
 
-build/xxd: src/tools/xxd.c
+build/xxd: tools/xxd.c
 	$(CC) $< -o $@
 
 build/core.gen.c: src/core/core.janet build/xxd
diff --git a/build_win.bat b/build_win.bat
index c0168c50..b67a393e 100644
--- a/build_win.bat
+++ b/build_win.bat
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mkdir build\core
 mkdir build\mainclient
 
 @rem Build the xxd tool for generating sources
-@cl /nologo /c src/tools/xxd.c /Fobuild\xxd.obj
+@cl /nologo /c tools/xxd.c /Fobuild\xxd.obj
 @if errorlevel 1 goto :BUILDFAIL
 @link /nologo /out:build\xxd.exe build\xxd.obj
 @if errorlevel 1 goto :BUILDFAIL
diff --git a/src/tools/symcharsgen.c b/tools/symcharsgen.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/tools/symcharsgen.c
rename to tools/symcharsgen.c
diff --git a/src/tools/xxd.c b/tools/xxd.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/tools/xxd.c
rename to tools/xxd.c