diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc82c2cb..62ea99c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ CONTROLLER_API ?= SDL2
 # Misc settings for EXTERNAL_DATA
 
 BASEDIR ?= res
-BASEPACK ?= base.zip
 
 # Automatic settings for PC port(s)
 
@@ -671,7 +670,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(EXTERNAL_DATA),1)
 
-BASEPACK_PATH := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BASEDIR)/$(BASEPACK)
+BASEPACK_PATH := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BASEDIR)/
 BASEPACK_LST := $(BUILD_DIR)/basepack.lst
 
 # depend on resources as well
diff --git a/tools/mkzip.py b/tools/mkzip.py
index 5481bc59..c125a5a2 100644
--- a/tools/mkzip.py
+++ b/tools/mkzip.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
+import os.path
 import zipfile
+from shutil import copyfile
 
 if len(sys.argv) < 3:
-    print('usage: mkzip <lstfile> <zipfile>')
+    print('usage: mkzip <lstfile> <dstpath>')
     sys.exit(1)
 
 lst = []
@@ -17,6 +19,11 @@ with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as f:
         tok = line.split()
         lst.append((tok[0], tok[1]))
 
-with zipfile.ZipFile(sys.argv[2], 'w', allowZip64=False) as zipf:
     for (fname, aname) in lst:
-        zipf.write(fname, arcname=aname)
+        path = os.path.join(sys.argv[2], aname)
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
+            copyfile(fname, path)
+            print("Copying: " + path)
+        else:
+            print("Skipping: " + path)