diff --git a/scripts/shader.mk b/scripts/shader.mk
index 002b7564b..d7e0e1515 100644
--- a/scripts/shader.mk
+++ b/scripts/shader.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 THISDIR:=$(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 include $(THISDIR)/tools.mk
 
+# Define SHADERS_DIR if your shader files are in a different dir than the makefile including this.
+# Notice: If defined, SHADERS_DIR should end with dir slash '/'.
+# Example:
+#     SHADERS_DIR=shader_files/
+
 ifndef TARGET
 .PHONY: all
 all:
@@ -67,18 +72,18 @@ CS_FLAGS+=-i $(THISDIR)../src/
 BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR=$(addprefix ./, $(RUNTIME_DIR)/$(SHADER_PATH))
 BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR=$(addprefix $(BUILD_DIR)/, $(SHADER_PATH))
 
-VS_SOURCES=$(wildcard vs_*.sc)
-VS_DEPS=$(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/,$(addsuffix .bin.d, $(basename $(VS_SOURCES))))
+VS_SOURCES=$(notdir $(wildcard $(addprefix $(SHADERS_DIR), vs_*.sc)))
+VS_DEPS=$(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/,$(addsuffix .bin.d, $(basename $(notdir $(VS_SOURCES)))))
 
-FS_SOURCES=$(wildcard fs_*.sc)
-FS_DEPS=$(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/,$(addsuffix .bin.d, $(basename $(FS_SOURCES))))
+FS_SOURCES=$(notdir $(wildcard $(addprefix $(SHADERS_DIR), fs_*.sc)))
+FS_DEPS=$(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/,$(addsuffix .bin.d, $(basename $(notdir $(FS_SOURCES)))))
 
-CS_SOURCES=$(wildcard cs_*.sc)
-CS_DEPS=$(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/,$(addsuffix .bin.d, $(basename $(CS_SOURCES))))
+CS_SOURCES=$(notdir $(wildcard $(addprefix $(SHADERS_DIR), cs_*.sc)))
+CS_DEPS=$(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/,$(addsuffix .bin.d, $(basename $(notdir $(CS_SOURCES)))))
 
-VS_BIN = $(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/, $(addsuffix .bin, $(basename $(VS_SOURCES))))
-FS_BIN = $(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/, $(addsuffix .bin, $(basename $(FS_SOURCES))))
-CS_BIN = $(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/, $(addsuffix .bin, $(basename $(CS_SOURCES))))
+VS_BIN = $(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/, $(addsuffix .bin, $(basename $(notdir $(VS_SOURCES)))))
+FS_BIN = $(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/, $(addsuffix .bin, $(basename $(notdir $(FS_SOURCES)))))
+CS_BIN = $(addprefix $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/, $(addsuffix .bin, $(basename $(notdir $(CS_SOURCES)))))
 
 BIN = $(VS_BIN) $(FS_BIN)
 ASM = $(VS_ASM) $(FS_ASM)
@@ -98,17 +103,17 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/vs_%.bin : vs_%.sc
+$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/vs_%.bin : $(SHADERS_DIR)vs_%.sc
 	@echo [$(<)]
 	$(SILENT) $(SHADERC) $(VS_FLAGS) --type vertex --depends -o $(@) -f $(<) --disasm
 	$(SILENT) cp $(@) $(BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR)/$(@F)
 
-$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/fs_%.bin : fs_%.sc
+$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/fs_%.bin : $(SHADERS_DIR)fs_%.sc
 	@echo [$(<)]
 	$(SILENT) $(SHADERC) $(FS_FLAGS) --type fragment --depends -o $(@) -f $(<) --disasm
 	$(SILENT) cp $(@) $(BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR)/$(@F)
 
-$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/cs_%.bin : cs_%.sc
+$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/cs_%.bin : $(SHADERS_DIR)cs_%.sc
 	@echo [$(<)]
 	$(SILENT) $(SHADERC) $(CS_FLAGS) --type compute --depends -o $(@) -f $(<) --disasm
 	$(SILENT) cp $(@) $(BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR)/$(@F)