diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index f5447b317..1f17fd343 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 #####################################################################
 
+import sys
+sys.path.append("./admin/scons")
+
 import os
 from Buildhelper import *
 
diff --git a/Buildhelper.py b/admin/scons/Buildhelper.py
similarity index 100%
rename from Buildhelper.py
rename to admin/scons/Buildhelper.py
diff --git a/admin/scons/DIR_INFO b/admin/scons/DIR_INFO
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6284a366e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/scons/DIR_INFO
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+python scripts for the scons build system
+