diff --git a/scripts/extract_strings_qt.py b/scripts/qt/extract_strings_qt.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/extract_strings_qt.py
rename to scripts/qt/extract_strings_qt.py
diff --git a/scripts/img/reload.xcf b/scripts/qt/img/reload.xcf
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/img/reload.xcf
rename to scripts/qt/img/reload.xcf
diff --git a/scripts/make_spinner.py b/scripts/qt/make_spinner.py
similarity index 95%
rename from scripts/make_spinner.py
rename to scripts/qt/make_spinner.py
index 1d4ee0202..136aff3cb 100755
--- a/scripts/make_spinner.py
+++ b/scripts/qt/make_spinner.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from PIL import Image
 from subprocess import Popen
 
 SRC='img/reload_scaled.png'
-DST='../src/qt/res/movies/update_spinner.mng'
+DST='../../src/qt/res/movies/update_spinner.mng'
 TMPDIR='/tmp'
 TMPNAME='tmp-%03i.png'
 NUMFRAMES=35
diff --git a/scripts/make_windows_icon.py b/scripts/qt/make_windows_icon.py
similarity index 74%
rename from scripts/make_windows_icon.py
rename to scripts/qt/make_windows_icon.py
index d722ebe9b..bf607b1c6 100755
--- a/scripts/make_windows_icon.py
+++ b/scripts/qt/make_windows_icon.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # create multiresolution windows icon
-ICON_SRC=../src/qt/res/icons/bitcoin.png
-ICON_DST=../src/qt/res/icons/bitcoin.ico
+ICON_SRC=../../src/qt/res/icons/bitcoin.png
+ICON_DST=../../src/qt/res/icons/bitcoin.ico
 convert ${ICON_SRC} -resize 16x16 bitcoin-16.png
 convert ${ICON_SRC} -resize 32x32 bitcoin-32.png
 convert ${ICON_SRC} -resize 48x48 bitcoin-48.png