diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
index c6aab5cc7..e320524ef 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ifneq (0,$(RELEASE))
     LIBS=-lm
 else
     # Debugging enabled
-    debug=-ggdb -O0 -DDEBUGGINGAIDS $(F_STACK_PROTECTOR_ALL)
+    debug=-ggdb -O0 -DDEBUGGINGAIDS
     LIBS=-lm -rdynamic
 
     ifneq (0,$(KRANDDEBUG))
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/backtrace.dll b/polymer/eduke32/backtrace.dll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ff6d6187
Binary files /dev/null and b/polymer/eduke32/backtrace.dll differ
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/Makefile b/polymer/eduke32/build/Makefile
index a5b9671c5..ba9845b5d 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/Makefile
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/Makefile
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ifneq ($(RELEASE),0)
     LIBS=-lm
 else
     # Debugging enabled
-    debug=-ggdb -O0 -DDEBUGGINGAIDS -DNOSDLPARACHUTE $(F_STACK_PROTECTOR_ALL)
+    debug=-ggdb -O0 -DDEBUGGINGAIDS -DNOSDLPARACHUTE
     LIBS=-lm $(L_SSP) -Wl,--enable-auto-import -rdynamic
     ifneq (0,$(KRANDDEBUG))
         debug+=-DKRANDDEBUG=1
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
index b90fbe922..08f534736 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
@@ -363,6 +363,10 @@ int32_t WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR lpCmdLine, in
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
+    LoadLibraryA("backtrace.dll");
+#endif
+
     hdc = GetDC(NULL);
     r = GetDeviceCaps(hdc, BITSPIXEL);
     ReleaseDC(NULL, hdc);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/libiconv2.dll b/polymer/eduke32/libiconv2.dll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..747073f1b
Binary files /dev/null and b/polymer/eduke32/libiconv2.dll differ
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/libintl3.dll b/polymer/eduke32/libintl3.dll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec11e6b19
Binary files /dev/null and b/polymer/eduke32/libintl3.dll differ
diff --git a/polymer/synthesis.sh b/polymer/synthesis.sh
index 5cd9d0529..db9bc934e 100755
--- a/polymer/synthesis.sh
+++ b/polymer/synthesis.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ clean=veryclean
 
 # the following file paths are relative to $source
 targets=( eduke32.exe mapster32.exe )
-bin_packaged=( eduke32.exe eduke32.debug.exe mapster32.exe mapster32.debug.exe SEHELP.HLP STHELP.HLP names.h buildlic.txt GNU.TXT m32help.hlp nedmalloc.dll samples/* )
+bin_packaged=( eduke32.exe eduke32.debug.exe mapster32.exe mapster32.debug.exe backtrace.dll libiconv2.dll libintl3.dll SEHELP.HLP STHELP.HLP names.h buildlic.txt GNU.TXT m32help.hlp nedmalloc.dll samples/* )
 not_src_packaged=( psd source/jaudiolib/third-party/vorbis.framework/Versions/A/vorbis Apple )
 
 # group that owns the resulting packages