diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
index 187d42c62..d19844529 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
@@ -84,15 +84,12 @@ ifneq ($(PLATFORM),WII)
 endif
 
 EBACKTRACEDLL ?= ebacktrace1.dll
-EBACKTRACEDLL_TARGET:=
+EBACKTRACEDLL_TARGET:=$(EBACKTRACEDLL)
 
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),WINDOWS)
     OBJ=obj_win
     EOBJ=eobj_win
     LIBS+= $(L_SSP) -Wl,--enable-auto-import
-    ifeq (0,$(RELEASE))
-        EBACKTRACEDLL_TARGET=$(EBACKTRACEDLL)
-    endif
 else
     ifeq ($(PLATFORM),LINUX)
         LIBS+= -ldl -lrt
@@ -330,13 +327,15 @@ endif
 UTILOBJS=$(OBJ)/ivfrate.$o
 UTILS=ivfrate$(EXESUFFIX)
 
-all: start $(EDUKE32_TARGET) $(MAPSTER32_TARGET) $(EBACKTRACEDLL_TARGET) finish
+all: start $(EDUKE32_TARGET) $(MAPSTER32_TARGET) finish
 ifneq (,$(EDUKE32_TARGET))
 	@ls -l $(EDUKE32)
 endif
 ifneq (,$(MAPSTER32_TARGET))
 	@ls -l $(MAPSTER32)
 endif
+
+ebacktrace: start $(EBACKTRACEDLL_TARGET) finish
 ifneq (,$(EBACKTRACEDLL_TARGET))
 	@ls -l $(EBACKTRACEDLL)
 endif
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/package/ebacktrace1.dll b/polymer/eduke32/package/ebacktrace1.dll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..580422dfb
Binary files /dev/null and b/polymer/eduke32/package/ebacktrace1.dll differ
diff --git a/polymer/synthesis.sh b/polymer/synthesis.sh
index a06fef60c..b299ffff0 100755
--- a/polymer/synthesis.sh
+++ b/polymer/synthesis.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ clean=veryclean
 # the following file paths are relative to $source
 targets=( eduke32.exe mapster32.exe )
 package=package
-not_src_packaged=( psd source/jaudiolib/third-party/vorbis.framework/Versions/A/vorbis Apple/lib )
+not_src_packaged=( psd source/jaudiolib/third-party/vorbis.framework/Versions/A/vorbis Apple/lib $package/ebacktrace1.dll )
 
 # group that owns the resulting packages
 group=dukeworld
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ then
     mv -f eduke32.exe "$package/eduke32.debug.exe"
     echo mv -f mapster32.exe "$package/mapster32.debug.exe"
     mv -f mapster32.exe "$package/mapster32.debug.exe"
-    echo mv -f ebacktrace1.dll "$package/ebacktrace1.dll"
-    mv -f ebacktrace1.dll "$package/ebacktrace1.dll"
 
     # clean the tree and build release
     echo "${make[@]}" $clean all