diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/SOIL.c b/Externals/SOIL/SOIL.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/SOIL.c
rename to Externals/SOIL/SOIL.c
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/SOIL.h b/Externals/SOIL/SOIL.h
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/SOIL.h
rename to Externals/SOIL/SOIL.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/image_DXT.c b/Externals/SOIL/image_DXT.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/image_DXT.c
rename to Externals/SOIL/image_DXT.c
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/image_DXT.h b/Externals/SOIL/image_DXT.h
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/image_DXT.h
rename to Externals/SOIL/image_DXT.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/image_helper.c b/Externals/SOIL/image_helper.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/image_helper.c
rename to Externals/SOIL/image_helper.c
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/image_helper.h b/Externals/SOIL/image_helper.h
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/image_helper.h
rename to Externals/SOIL/image_helper.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/stb_image_aug.c b/Externals/SOIL/stb_image_aug.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/stb_image_aug.c
rename to Externals/SOIL/stb_image_aug.c
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/stb_image_aug.h b/Externals/SOIL/stb_image_aug.h
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/stb_image_aug.h
rename to Externals/SOIL/stb_image_aug.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/stbi_DDS_aug.h b/Externals/SOIL/stbi_DDS_aug.h
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/stbi_DDS_aug.h
rename to Externals/SOIL/stbi_DDS_aug.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/stbi_DDS_aug_c.h b/Externals/SOIL/stbi_DDS_aug_c.h
similarity index 100%
rename from Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SOIL/stbi_DDS_aug_c.h
rename to Externals/SOIL/stbi_DDS_aug_c.h
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index ab8c0724f4..5437167761 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ include_paths = [
     basedir + 'Source/Core/DebuggerWX/Src',
     basedir + 'Externals/Bochs_disasm',
     basedir + 'Externals/LZO',
+    basedir + 'Externals/SOIL',
     basedir + 'Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src',
     basedir + 'Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src',
     basedir + 'Source/Core/InputCommon/Src',
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ include_paths = [
 dirs = [
     'Externals/Bochs_disasm',
     'Externals/LZO',
+    'Externals/SOIL',
     'Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src', 
     'Source/Core/Common/Src',
     'Source/Core/Core/Src',
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/HiresTextures.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/HiresTextures.cpp
index e3cc78c849..505c087b96 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/HiresTextures.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/HiresTextures.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <utility>
-#include "SOIL/SOIL.h"
+#include "../../../Externals/SOIL/SOIL.h"
 #include "CommonPaths.h"
 #include "FileUtil.h"
 #include "FileSearch.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SConscript b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SConscript
index 75deb37829..ea2c01bba3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SConscript
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/SConscript
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ files = [
 	'VideoState.cpp',
 	'Profiler.cpp',
 	'HiresTextures.cpp',
-	'SOIL/image_DXT.c',
-	'SOIL/image_helper.c',
-	'SOIL/SOIL.c',
-	'SOIL/stb_image_aug.c'
 	]
 
 env_common = env.Clone()
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/SConscript b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/SConscript
index 70a1627bbf..9e6a29369a 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/SConscript
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/SConscript
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ compileFlags = [
 linkFlags = [
 	]
 libs = [
-	'videocommon', 'common',
+	'videocommon', 'soil', 'common',
 	]
 
 gfxenv = env.Clone()