diff --git a/res/Installer.nsi.in b/res/Installer.nsi.in
index 69803bbd..6961ea25 100644
--- a/res/Installer.nsi.in
+++ b/res/Installer.nsi.in
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 !define vcRedistFile "vcredist_${arch}.exe"
 !define startMenuApp "qsynergy.exe"
 !define binDir "..\bin"
-!define libDir "..\lib"
 !define uninstall "uninstall.exe"
 !define icon "..\src\gui\res\win\QSynergy.ico"
 !define controlPanelReg "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ Section "Server and Client" core
   ; client and server files
   File "${binDir}\Release\synergys.exe"
   File "${binDir}\Release\synergyc.exe"
-  File "${libDir}\Release\synrgyhk.dll"
+  File "${binDir}\Release\synrgyhk.dll"
 
 SectionEnd
 
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/platform/CMakeLists.txt
index a1914753..47fe1eea 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/platform/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ add_library(platform STATIC ${src})
 
 if (WIN32)
 	add_library(synrgyhk SHARED ${inc_hook} ${src_hook})
+	
+	# move the synrgyhk.dll (and supporting files) from the lib dir to 
+	# the bin dir, so that synergyc and synergys can easily find it.
+	# we should leave the other libraries compiling to the lib dir,
+	# so that the bin dir remains tidy. the path is relative to the
+	# build dir (in this case, that's: build\src\lib\platform).
+	add_custom_command(
+		TARGET synrgyhk 
+		POST_BUILD
+		COMMAND move
+			..\\..\\..\\..\\lib\\${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}\\synrgyhk.*
+			..\\..\\..\\..\\bin\\${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}
+			1> NUL)
 endif()
 
 if (UNIX)