diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c8821a5d7..ff1efd421 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@
 	url = ../freetype2
 	branch = master
 [submodule "zeus"]
-	path = specter/zeus
+	path = zeus
 	url = ../zeus.git
 	branch = master
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cbea5661..f2b0160b2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ include(hecl/ApplicationTools.cmake)
 add_subdirectory(specter/shaders)
 add_subdirectory(Shaders)
 add_subdirectory(hecl)
+add_subdirectory(zeus)
 target_include_directories(hecl-full PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_include_directories(hecl-light PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(hecl-full PRIVATE zeus nod)
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ add_library(CModelShaders
     CModelShaders.common.glsl.cpp CModelShaders.vert.glsl.cpp CModelShaders.frag.glsl.cpp
     CModelShaders.common.hlsl.cpp CModelShaders.vert.hlsl.cpp CModelShaders.frag.hlsl.cpp
     CModelShaders.common.metal.cpp CModelShaders.vert.metal.cpp CModelShaders.frag.metal.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(CModelShaders PUBLIC zeus)
 target_link_libraries(shader_CModelShaders PUBLIC CModelShaders)
 
 if(NOT TARGET atdna)
diff --git a/specter/CMakeLists.txt b/specter/CMakeLists.txt
index 276fff7b8..307ee50e6 100644
--- a/specter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/specter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ if (NOT MSVC)
   target_compile_options(freetype PRIVATE -Wno-implicit-fallthrough)
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(zeus)
-set(ZEUS_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/zeus/include)
-
 add_subdirectory(resources/fonts)
 
 add_library(specter
diff --git a/specter/zeus b/zeus
similarity index 100%
rename from specter/zeus
rename to zeus