diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_ase.c b/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_ase.c
index ade2403b..8b5c8f70 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_ase.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_ase.c
@@ -315,7 +315,10 @@ static void ConvertLightmap( FILE *f, const char *base, int lightmapNum ){
 		fprintf( f, "\t\t\t*MAP_SUBNO\t1\r\n" );
 		fprintf( f, "\t\t\t*MAP_AMOUNT\t1.0\r\n" );
 		fprintf( f, "\t\t\t*MAP_TYPE\tScreen\r\n" );
-		fprintf( f, "\t\t\t*BITMAP\t\"%s\\" EXTERNAL_LIGHTMAP "\"\r\n", base, lightmapNum );
+		if( shadersAsBitmap )
+			fprintf( f, "\t\t\t*BITMAP\t\"maps\\%s\\" EXTERNAL_LIGHTMAP "\"\r\n", base, lightmapNum );
+		else
+			fprintf( f, "\t\t\t*BITMAP\t\"%s\\" EXTERNAL_LIGHTMAP "\"\r\n", base, lightmapNum );
 		fprintf( f, "\t\t\t*BITMAP_FILTER\tPyramidal\r\n" );
 		fprintf( f, "\t\t}\r\n" );
 	}
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_obj.c b/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_obj.c
index 212b750b..e5d76d9c 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_obj.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/convert_obj.c
@@ -200,7 +200,10 @@ static void ConvertLightmapToMTL( FILE *f, const char *base, int lightmapNum ){
 		/* blender hates this, so let's not do it
 		    fprintf( f, "map_Kd %s\\" EXTERNAL_LIGHTMAP "\r\n", base, lightmapNum );
 		 */
-		fprintf( f, "map_Kd %s/" EXTERNAL_LIGHTMAP "\r\n", base, lightmapNum );
+		if( shadersAsBitmap )
+			fprintf( f, "map_Kd maps/%s/" EXTERNAL_LIGHTMAP "\r\n", base, lightmapNum );
+		else
+			fprintf( f, "map_Kd %s/" EXTERNAL_LIGHTMAP "\r\n", base, lightmapNum );
 	}
 }