diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 39077eb..9484979 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ use cargo_metadata::{MetadataCommand, Package};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{env, ffi::OsString, process::Command};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Bpaf)]
+#[bpaf(options)]
+enum Options {
+    #[bpaf(command)]
+    /// Compile ZLUDA (default command)
+    Build(#[bpaf(external(build))] Build),
+    #[bpaf(command)]
+    /// Build ZLUDA package
+    Zip,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Bpaf)]
 struct Build {
     #[bpaf(any("CARGO", not_help), many)]
@@ -18,15 +29,16 @@ fn not_help(s: OsString) -> Option<OsString> {
     }
 }
 
+// We need to sniff out some args passed to cargo to understand how to create
+// symlinks (should they go into `target/debug`, `target/release` or custom)
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Bpaf)]
-#[bpaf(options)]
-enum Options {
-    #[bpaf(command)]
-    /// Compile ZLUDA (default command)
-    Build(#[bpaf(external(build))] Build),
-    #[bpaf(command)]
-    /// Build ZLUDA package
-    Zip,
+struct Cargo {
+    #[bpaf(switch, long, short)]
+    release: Option<bool>,
+    #[bpaf(long)]
+    profile: Option<String>,
+    #[bpaf(any("", Some), many)]
+    _unused: Vec<OsString>,
 }
 
 struct Project {
@@ -57,6 +69,8 @@ struct ZludaMetadata {
     windows_only: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     debug_only: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    linux_symlinks: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -77,30 +91,83 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 fn compile(b: Build) {
+    let profile = sniff_out_profile_name(&b.cargo_arguments);
     let meta = MetadataCommand::new().no_deps().exec().unwrap();
-    let is_release = b
-        .cargo_arguments
-        .iter()
-        .any(|a| a == "-r" || a == "--release");
-    let projects = meta.packages.into_iter().filter_map(Project::try_new);
+    let target_directory = meta.target_directory.into_std_path_buf();
+    let projects = meta
+        .packages
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(Project::try_new)
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let cargo = env::var("CARGO").unwrap_or_else(|_| "cargo".to_string());
     let mut command = Command::new(&cargo);
     command.arg("build");
     command.arg("--locked");
-    for project in projects {
+    for project in projects.iter() {
         if project.meta.windows_only && cfg!(not(windows)) {
             continue;
         }
-        if project.meta.debug_only && is_release {
+        if project.meta.debug_only && profile != "debug" {
             continue;
         }
         command.arg("--package");
         command.arg(&project.name);
     }
     command.args(b.cargo_arguments);
-    command.status().unwrap();
+    assert!(command.status().unwrap().success());
+    os::make_symlinks(target_directory, projects, profile);
+}
+
+fn sniff_out_profile_name(b: &[OsString]) -> String {
+    let parsed_cargo_arguments = cargo().to_options().run_inner(b);
+    match parsed_cargo_arguments {
+        Ok(Cargo {
+            release: Some(true),
+            ..
+        }) => "release".to_string(),
+        Ok(Cargo {
+            profile: Some(profile),
+            ..
+        }) => profile,
+        _ => "debug".to_string(),
+    }
 }
 
 fn zip() {
     todo!()
 }
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+mod os {
+    pub fn make_symlinks(
+        target_directory: std::path::PathBuf,
+        projects: Vec<super::Project>,
+        profile: String,
+    ) {
+        use std::fs;
+        use std::os::unix::fs as unix_fs;
+        for project in projects.iter() {
+            let mut target = target_directory.clone();
+            target.extend([&*profile, &format!("lib{}.so", project.name)]);
+            for source in project.meta.linux_symlinks.iter() {
+                let mut link = target_directory.clone();
+                link.extend([&*profile, source]);
+                let mut dir = link.clone();
+                assert!(dir.pop());
+                fs::create_dir_all(dir).unwrap();
+                fs::remove_file(&link).ok();
+                unix_fs::symlink(&target, link).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+mod os {
+    pub fn make_symlinks(
+        target_directory: std::path::PathBuf,
+        projects: Vec<super::Project>,
+        profile: String,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/zluda/Cargo.toml b/zluda/Cargo.toml
index 2ffe7ea..6bafefc 100644
--- a/zluda/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zluda/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ rustc-hash = "1.1"
 winapi = { version = "0.3", features = ["heapapi", "std"] }
 
 [package.metadata.zluda]
+linux_symlinks = [
+    "libcuda.so",
+    "libcuda.so.1",
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zluda_dump/Cargo.toml b/zluda_dump/Cargo.toml
index 58df9e3..c5985a1 100644
--- a/zluda_dump/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zluda_dump/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,4 +31,9 @@ detours-sys = { path = "../detours-sys" }
 libc = "0.2"
 
 [package.metadata.zluda]
-debug_only = true
+linux_symlinks = [
+    "dump/libcuda.so",
+    "dump/libcuda.so.1",
+    "dump_nvidia/libcuda.so",
+    "dump_nvidia/libcuda.so.1",
+]
diff --git a/zluda_ml/Cargo.toml b/zluda_ml/Cargo.toml
index 29d88d7..1440dec 100644
--- a/zluda_ml/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zluda_ml/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ cuda_base = { path = "../cuda_base" }
 cuda_types = { path = "../cuda_types" }
 
 [package.metadata.zluda]
+linux_symlinks = [
+    "libnvidia-ml.so",
+    "libnvidia-ml.so.1",
+    "dump/libnvidia-ml.so",
+    "dump/libnvidia-ml.so.1",
+]