diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a43eacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{app_bin, ["priv/rebar"]}.
diff --git a/src/rebar_file_utils.erl b/src/rebar_file_utils.erl
index af47ea8..60b6a59 100644
--- a/src/rebar_file_utils.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_file_utils.erl
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 
 -export([rm_rf/1,
          mkdir_p/1,
-         cp_r/2]).
+         cp_r/2,
+         ln_sf/2]).
 
 -include("rebar.hrl").
 
diff --git a/src/rebar_otp_app.erl b/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
index b6c8ea4..8b72baa 100644
--- a/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_otp_app.erl
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ install(Config, File) ->
         [] ->
             ok;
         List ->
-            ok 
+            %% code:root_dir() gives $OTPROOT/lib/erlang on a stock install
+            %% so find the bin dir relative to that.
+            BinDir = filename:join([code:root_dir(), "..", "..", "bin"]),
+            install_binaries(List, AppDir, BinDir)
     end.
     
 
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ install(Config, File) ->
 install_binaries([], _AppDir, _BinDir) ->
     ok;
 install_binaries([Bin | Rest], AppDir, BinDir) ->
-    FqBin = filename:join([Bin, AppDir]),
+    FqBin = filename:join([AppDir, Bin]),
     rebar_file_utils:ln_sf(FqBin, BinDir),
     install_binaries(Rest, AppDir, BinDir).