diff --git a/src/backends/windows/system.c b/src/backends/windows/system.c
index a4899f03..7a0141c5 100644
--- a/src/backends/windows/system.c
+++ b/src/backends/windows/system.c
@@ -649,26 +649,33 @@ void
 Sys_RedirectStdout(void)
 {
 	char *cur;
-	char *home;
 	char *old;
+	char dir[MAX_OSPATH];
 	char path_stdout[MAX_OSPATH];
 	char path_stderr[MAX_OSPATH];
+	const char *tmp;
 
-	home = Sys_GetHomeDir();
+	if (is_portable) {
+		tmp = Sys_GetBinaryDir();
+		Q_strlcpy(dir, tmp, sizeof(dir));
+	} else {
+		tmp = Sys_GetHomeDir();
+		Q_strlcpy(dir, tmp, sizeof(dir));
+	}
 
-	if (home == NULL)
+	if (dir == NULL)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cur = old = home;
+	cur = old = dir;
 
 	while (cur != NULL)
 	{
 		if ((cur - old) > 1)
 		{
 			*cur = '\0';
-			Sys_Mkdir(home);
+			Sys_Mkdir(dir);
 			*cur = '/';
 		}
 
@@ -676,8 +683,8 @@ Sys_RedirectStdout(void)
 		cur = strchr(old + 1, '/');
 	}
 
-	snprintf(path_stdout, sizeof(path_stdout), "%s/%s", home, "stdout.txt");
-	snprintf(path_stderr, sizeof(path_stderr), "%s/%s", home, "stderr.txt");
+	snprintf(path_stdout, sizeof(path_stdout), "%s/%s", dir, "stdout.txt");
+	snprintf(path_stderr, sizeof(path_stderr), "%s/%s", dir, "stderr.txt");
 
 	freopen(path_stdout, "w", stdout);
 	freopen(path_stderr, "w", stderr);
@@ -758,15 +765,13 @@ WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
 	/* Are we portable? */
 	for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		if (strcmp(argv[i], "-portable") == 0) {
-			portable = true;
+			is_portable = true;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* Need to redirect stdout before anything happens. */
 #ifndef DEDICATED_ONLY
-	if (!is_portable) {
-		Sys_RedirectStdout;
-	}
+	Sys_RedirectStdout();
 #endif
 
 	printf("Yamagi Quake II v%s\n", YQ2VERSION);