diff --git a/bin/tahoe b/bin/tahoe
index e18c8a81f..20f487994 100644
--- a/bin/tahoe
+++ b/bin/tahoe
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ if len(where) >= 2 and where[-2] == "bin":
                 if fn.endswith(".egg"):
                     support_eggs.append(os.path.join(supportdir, fn))
 
+        # We also need to include .egg's in the base dir, because if there is an
+        # .egg there then "make build-deps" will take that as satisfying its
+        # requirements.
+        for fn in os.listdir(base):
+            if fn.endswith(".egg"):
+                support_eggs.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base, fn)))
+
         sys.path.extend(support_eggs)
 
         # also update PYTHONPATH so that child processes (like twistd) will
diff --git a/misc/find-dep-eggs.py b/misc/find-dep-eggs.py
index f0caf5678..97bfc3d8b 100644
--- a/misc/find-dep-eggs.py
+++ b/misc/find-dep-eggs.py
@@ -14,10 +14,4 @@ if os.path.exists(support_lib):
         if fn.endswith(".egg"):
             path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(support_lib, fn)))
 
-# We also need to include .egg's in the CWD, because those are placed there by
-# libraries that we've installed if *they* require them.
-for fn in os.listdir("."):
-    if fn.endswith(".egg"):
-        path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), fn)))
-
 print os.pathsep.join(path)