diff --git a/polymer/build/src/polymost.c b/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
index cb655eaed..7e71500b6 100644
--- a/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
+++ b/polymer/build/src/polymost.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void uploadtexture(int doalloc, int xsiz, int ysiz, int intexfmt, int tex
 #	include "lzwnew.h"
 #endif
 
-char TEXCACHEDIR[] = "texcache";
+char TEXCACHEDIR[BMAX_PATH] = "texcache";
 typedef struct
 {
     char magic[8];	// 'Polymost'
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 5a7547c8d..97d498eb4 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static char defaultconfilename[BMAX_PATH] = {"EDUKE.CON"};
 static char *confilename = defaultconfilename;
 char *duke3ddef = "duke3d.def";
 char mod_dir[BMAX_PATH] = "/";
-
+extern char TEXCACHEDIR[BMAX_PATH];
 extern int lastvisinc;
 
 int g_Shareware = 0;
@@ -10818,6 +10818,8 @@ void app_main(int argc,const char **argv)
         Bstrcat(root,mod_dir);
         addsearchpath(root);
         addsearchpath(mod_dir);
+        Bsprintf(tempbuf,"%s/%s",mod_dir,TEXCACHEDIR);
+        Bstrcpy(TEXCACHEDIR,tempbuf);
     }
 
     i = initgroupfile(duke3dgrp);