diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj b/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
index 4f62c1e8ce..c21bd6bfa1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="Tao.Sdl, Version=1.2.13.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9c7a200e36c0094e, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\thirdparty\Tao\Tao.Sdl.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index 3e4f0e805e..4cecc9c0fd 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="Tao.FreeType, Version=2.3.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e499629dc69cd531, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\thirdparty\Tao\Tao.FreeType.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Tao.OpenAl, Version=1.1.0.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a7579dda88828311, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\thirdparty\Tao\Tao.OpenAl.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Gl/OpenRA.Gl.csproj b/OpenRA.Gl/OpenRA.Gl.csproj
index b6d9a0d220..2f38128d3b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Gl/OpenRA.Gl.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Gl/OpenRA.Gl.csproj
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="Tao.Cg, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=52fa5aba625fe731, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\thirdparty\Tao\Tao.Cg.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Tao.OpenGl, Version=2.1.0.12, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1ca010269a4501ef, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\thirdparty\Tao\Tao.OpenGl.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Tao.Sdl, Version=1.2.13.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9c7a200e36c0094e, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\thirdparty\Tao\Tao.Sdl.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>