diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/NativeAPI/mupen64plusVideoApi.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/NativeAPI/mupen64plusVideoApi.cs
index c3bc246d8f..ce298a3a2b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/NativeAPI/mupen64plusVideoApi.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/N64/NativeAPI/mupen64plusVideoApi.cs
@@ -61,10 +61,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64.NativeApi
 					break;
 				case PluginType.Jabo:
 					videoplugin = "mupen64plus-video-jabo.dll";
-					
-					if (File.Exists("dll\\Jabo_Direct3D8_patched.dll"))
+
+					//THIS IS HORRIBLE! PATH MUST BE PASSED IN SOME OTHER WAY
+					string dllDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "dll");
+					string rawPath = Path.Combine(dllDir, "Jabo_Direct3D8.dll");
+					string patchedPath = Path.Combine(dllDir, "Jabo_Direct3D8_patched.dll");
+
+					if (File.Exists(patchedPath))
 					{
-						byte[] hash = MD5.Create().ComputeHash(File.ReadAllBytes("dll\\Jabo_Direct3D8_patched.dll"));
+						byte[] hash = MD5.Create().ComputeHash(File.ReadAllBytes(patchedPath));
 						string hash_string = BitConverter.ToString(hash).Replace("-", "");
 						if (hash_string == "F4D6E624489CD88C68A5850426D4D70E")
 						{
@@ -72,13 +77,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64.NativeApi
 						}
 					}
 
-					if (!jaboReady && File.Exists("dll\\Jabo_Direct3D8.dll"))
+					if (!jaboReady && File.Exists(rawPath))
 					{
-						byte[] hash = MD5.Create().ComputeHash(File.ReadAllBytes("dll\\Jabo_Direct3D8.dll"));
+						byte[] hash = MD5.Create().ComputeHash(File.ReadAllBytes(rawPath));
 						string hash_string = BitConverter.ToString(hash).Replace("-", "");
 						if (hash_string == "4F353AA71E7455B81205D8EC0AA339E1")
 						{
-							byte[] jaboDLL = File.ReadAllBytes("dll\\Jabo_Direct3D8.dll");
+							byte[] jaboDLL = File.ReadAllBytes(rawPath);
 							jaboDLL[583] = 0xA0;
 							jaboDLL[623] = 0xA0;
 							jaboDLL[663] = 0xA0;
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.N64.NativeApi
 							jaboDLL[783] = 0xA0;
 							jaboDLL[823] = 0xA0;
 							jaboDLL[863] = 0xA0;
-							File.WriteAllBytes("dll\\Jabo_Direct3D8_patched.dll", jaboDLL);
+							File.WriteAllBytes(patchedPath, jaboDLL);
 							jaboReady = true;
 						}
 					}