diff --git a/deps/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index 635b6a847..d6f79c090 100644
--- a/deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 if(OS_WINDOWS)
-  add_subdirectory(ipc-util)
   add_subdirectory(w32-pthreads)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/win-capture/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b9bbeeab..c7026bf2c 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ mark_as_advanced(COMPAT_URL)
 # cmake-format: on
 
 if(NOT TARGET OBS::ipc-util)
-  add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/ipc-util" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deps/ipc-util")
+  add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shared/ipc-util" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/shared/ipc-util")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT TARGET OBS::file-updater)
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/cmake/legacy.cmake b/plugins/win-capture/cmake/legacy.cmake
index 26930754f..7c529a678 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/cmake/legacy.cmake
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/cmake/legacy.cmake
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ add_library(OBS::capture ALIAS win-capture)
 
 find_package(Jansson 2.5 REQUIRED)
 
+if(NOT TARGET OBS::ipc-util)
+  add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shared/ipc-util" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/shared/ipc-util")
+endif()
+
 if(NOT TARGET OBS::file-updater)
   add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shared/file-updater" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/shared/file-updater")
 endif()
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/CMakeLists.txt
index 91378ba9c..e5ad38324 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ find_package(Detours REQUIRED)
 find_package(Vulkan REQUIRED)
 
 if(NOT TARGET OBS::ipc-util)
-  add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/ipc-util" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deps/ipc-util")
+  add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shared/ipc-util" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/shared/ipc-util")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT TARGET OBS::obfuscate)
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/cmake/legacy.cmake b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/cmake/legacy.cmake
index bcf2623b0..e23a364ef 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/cmake/legacy.cmake
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/graphics-hook/cmake/legacy.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ find_package(Vulkan REQUIRED)
 add_library(graphics-hook MODULE)
 add_library(OBS::graphics-hook ALIAS graphics-hook)
 
+if(NOT TARGET OBS::ipc-util)
+  add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shared/ipc-util" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/shared/ipc-util")
+endif()
+
 target_sources(
   graphics-hook
   PRIVATE graphics-hook.c
diff --git a/deps/ipc-util/CMakeLists.txt b/shared/ipc-util/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from deps/ipc-util/CMakeLists.txt
rename to shared/ipc-util/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-posix.c b/shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-posix.c
similarity index 100%
rename from deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-posix.c
rename to shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-posix.c
diff --git a/deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-posix.h b/shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-posix.h
similarity index 100%
rename from deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-posix.h
rename to shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-posix.h
diff --git a/deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-windows.c b/shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-windows.c
similarity index 100%
rename from deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-windows.c
rename to shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-windows.c
diff --git a/deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-windows.h b/shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-windows.h
similarity index 100%
rename from deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-windows.h
rename to shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe-windows.h
diff --git a/deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe.h b/shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe.h
similarity index 100%
rename from deps/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe.h
rename to shared/ipc-util/ipc-util/pipe.h