diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 00a4f51..74c0b8f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "ThirdParty/stb"]
-	path = thirdparty/stb
+	path = subprojects/stb
 	url = https://github.com/nothings/stb
 [submodule "thirdparty/miniz"]
-	path = thirdparty/miniz
+	path = subprojects/miniz
 	url = https://github.com/richgel999/miniz
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fefeca0..86e7f3b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ glsl_generator = generator(glsl_compiler,
   arguments : glsl_args,
 )
 
-orange_include = include_directories(['include', 'thirdparty'])
+orange_include = include_directories(['include', 'subprojects'])
 sdl2_dep = dependency('SDL2')
 vulkan_dep = dependency('vulkan') # get rid of me!
 
-subdir('thirdparty')
 subdir('src')
diff --git a/thirdparty/miniz b/subprojects/miniz
similarity index 100%
rename from thirdparty/miniz
rename to subprojects/miniz
diff --git a/thirdparty/stb b/subprojects/stb
similarity index 100%
rename from thirdparty/stb
rename to subprojects/stb
diff --git a/thirdparty/meson.build b/thirdparty/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bf07c7..0000000
--- a/thirdparty/meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-subdir('miniz')