diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/dirs.props b/sys/windows/vs/dirs.props
index 91629701d..640a5aa41 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/dirs.props
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/dirs.props
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     <LuaDir>$(LibDir)lua-$(LUA_VERSION)\src\</LuaDir>
     <SftagsDir>$(RootDir)\sys\windows\vs\sftags\</SftagsDir>
     <SfctoolDir>$(RootDir)\sys\windows\vs\sfctool\</SfctoolDir>
+    <PackageBin>$(RootDir)binary\$(Configuration)\$(Platform)</PackageBin>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(PDCURSESMOD)'=='' AND Exists('$(LibDir)pdcursesmod\curses.h')">
     <PDCURSESMOD>$(LibDir)pdcursesmod\</PDCURSESMOD>
diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/package/package.nmake b/sys/windows/vs/package/package.nmake
index 7de47a428..edfbe932a 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/package/package.nmake
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/package/package.nmake
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ NHV=$(NHV:"=)
 #  relative directories from root of NetHack tree.
 #
 
-BACKSLASH=^\
-#LIBSDIR=lib                      # libraries and external bits
-#SUBMSDIR=submodules              # NetHack git submodules
-PACKAGESDIR=vspackage             # put in vspackage to distinguish
-ROOTDIR=..\..\..\..$(BACKSLASH)   # root of NetHack tree relative to project file
+#LIBSDIR=lib           # libraries and external bits
+#SUBMSDIR=submodules   # NetHack git submodules
+ROOTDIR=..\..\..\..\   # root of NetHack tree relative to project file
 PlatformFileName=$(lowercase $(PSN))
+PackageDir=$(PackageBin)
 
 # Directories we might have to collect things from
-LIBDIR = $(ROOTDIR)lib$(BACKSLASH)
+LIBDIR = $(ROOTDIR)lib
 # Documentation and text files
-DocDir = $(ROOTDIR)doc$(BACKSLASH)
+DocDir = $(ROOTDIR)doc
+# binary
 
 # Directories we might place collected things
 #
@@ -74,31 +74,31 @@ $(MAINZIP): $(FILESTOZIP)
 $(DBGSYMZIP): $(PDBTOZIP)
 	tar -a -cf $(DBGSYMZIP) $(PDBTOZIP)
 
-$(VSBINDIR)\license: $(BinDir)license
-	copy /Y $(BinDir)license $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\Guidebook.txt: $(DocDir)Guidebook.txt
-	copy /Y $(DocDir)Guidebook.txt $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\NetHack.exe: $(BinDir)NetHack.exe
-	copy /Y $(BinDir)NetHack.exe $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\NetHack.txt: $(DocDir)NetHack.txt
-	copy /Y $(DocDir)NetHack.txt $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\NetHackW.exe: $(BinDir)NetHackW.exe
-	copy /Y $(BinDir)NetHackW.exe $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\opthelp: $(BinDir)opthelp
-	copy /Y $(BinDir)opthelp $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\nhdat$(NHV): $(BinDir)nhdat$(NHV)
-	copy /Y $(BinDir)nhdat$(NHV) $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\symbols.template: $(BinDir)symbols.template
-	copy /Y $(BinDir)symbols.template $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\nethackrc.template: $(BinDir)nethackrc.template
-	copy /Y $(BinDir)nethackrc.template $@
-$(VSBINDIR)\sysconf.template: $(BinDir)sysconf.template
-	copy /Y $(BinDir)sysconf.template $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\license: $(PackageDir)\license
+	copy /Y $(PackageDir)\license $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\Guidebook.txt: $(DocDir)\Guidebook.txt
+	copy /Y $(DocDir)\Guidebook.txt $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\NetHack.exe: $(PackageDir)\NetHack.exe
+	copy /Y $(PackageDir)\NetHack.exe $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\NetHack.txt: $(DocDir)\NetHack.txt
+	copy /Y $(DocDir)\NetHack.txt $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\NetHackW.exe: $(PackageDir)\NetHackW.exe
+	copy /Y $(PackageDir)\NetHackW.exe $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\opthelp: $(PackageDir)\opthelp
+	copy /Y $(PackageDir)\opthelp $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\nhdat$(NHV): $(PackageDir)\nhdat$(NHV)
+	copy /Y $(PackageDir)\nhdat$(NHV) $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\symbols.template: $(PackageDir)\symbols.template
+	copy /Y $(PackageDir)\symbols.template $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\nethackrc.template: $(PackageDir)\nethackrc.template
+	copy /Y $(PackageDir)\nethackrc.template $@
+$(VSBINDIR)\sysconf.template: $(PackageDir)\sysconf.template
+	copy /Y $(PackageDir)\sysconf.template $@
 $(VSBINDIR)\record:
 	-if not exist $(VSBINDIR)\record. goto>$(VSBINDIR)record.
 
 showvar:
-	@echo BinDir=[$(BinDir)]
+	@echo PackageDir=[$(PackageDir)]
 	@echo Platform=[$(Platform)]
 	@echo PlatformShortName=[$(PSN)]
 	@echo Configuration=[$(Configuration)]
diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/package/package.vcxproj b/sys/windows/vs/package/package.vcxproj
index 094bdc780..deb647c41 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/package/package.vcxproj
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/package/package.vcxproj
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <NMakeBuildCommandLine>pushd $(vsDir)package %26%26 nmake /NOLOGO -F package.nmake BinDir="$(BinDir)\" Configuration="$(Configuration)" Platform="$(Platform)" PSN="$(PlatformShortName)" NETHACK_VERSION="$(NETHACK_VERSION)" Host="$(Host)" %26%26 popd</NMakeBuildCommandLine>
+    <NMakeBuildCommandLine>pushd $(vsDir)package %26%26 nmake /NOLOGO -F package.nmake PackageBin="$(PackageBin)" Configuration="$(Configuration)" Platform="$(Platform)" PSN="$(PlatformShortName)" NETHACK_VERSION="$(NETHACK_VERSION)" Host="$(Host)" %26%26 popd</NMakeBuildCommandLine>
     <NMakeCleanCommandLine>pushd $(vsDir)package %26%26 nmake /NOLOGO -F package.nmake clean %26%26 popd</NMakeCleanCommandLine>
     <NMakeReBuildCommandLine>pushd $(vsDir)package %26%26 nmake /NOLOGO -F package.nmake rebuild %26%26 popd</NMakeReBuildCommandLine>
   </PropertyGroup>