diff --git a/netcon/liblwip.so b/ext/bin/lwip/liblwip.so
similarity index 100%
rename from netcon/liblwip.so
rename to ext/bin/lwip/liblwip.so
diff --git a/netcon/liblwip.so.debug b/ext/bin/lwip/liblwip.so.debug
similarity index 100%
rename from netcon/liblwip.so.debug
rename to ext/bin/lwip/liblwip.so.debug
diff --git a/netcon/NetconEthernetTap.cpp b/netcon/NetconEthernetTap.cpp
index 976e018e5..742729f38 100644
--- a/netcon/NetconEthernetTap.cpp
+++ b/netcon/NetconEthernetTap.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ NetconEthernetTap::NetconEthernetTap(
 	Utils::snprintf(sockPath,sizeof(sockPath),"/tmp/.ztnc_%.16llx",(unsigned long long)nwid);
 	_dev = sockPath;
 
-	lwipstack = new LWIPStack("netcon/liblwip.so");
+	lwipstack = new LWIPStack("ext/bin/lwip/liblwip.so"); // ext/bin/liblwip.so.debug for debug symbols
 	if(!lwipstack) // TODO double check this check
 		throw std::runtime_error("unable to load lwip lib.");
 	lwipstack->lwip_init();