diff --git a/configs/components/_base-ruby.rb b/configs/components/_base-ruby.rb
index 0265a792d..1f9cd82dd 100644
--- a/configs/components/_base-ruby.rb
+++ b/configs/components/_base-ruby.rb
@@ -127,13 +127,15 @@
 # RE-7593. However, Windows paths were changed to match *nix in puppet 6, see
 # commit 4b9d126dd5b. So only the pdk has this issue.
 if platform.is_windows? && settings[:bindir] != ruby_bindir
+  bindir = settings[:bindir]
+
   # Ruby 3+
   if Gem::Version.new(pkg.get_version) >= Gem::Version.new('3.0')
     pkg.install do
       [
         "cp #{settings[:gcc_bindir]}/libssp-0.dll #{ruby_bindir}",
-        "cp #{settings[:bindir]}/libffi-8.dll #{ruby_bindir}",
-        "cp #{settings[:bindir]}/libyaml-0-2.dll #{ruby_bindir}"
+        "cp #{bindir}/libffi-8.dll #{ruby_bindir}",
+        "cp #{bindir}/libyaml-0-2.dll #{ruby_bindir}"
       ]
     end
   end
@@ -160,9 +162,9 @@
 
   pkg.install do
     [
-      "cp #{settings[:bindir]}/libgcc_s_#{gcc_postfix}-1.dll #{ruby_bindir}",
-      "cp #{settings[:bindir]}/#{ssl_lib} #{ruby_bindir}",
-      "cp #{settings[:bindir]}/#{crypto_lib} #{ruby_bindir}",
+      "cp #{bindir}/libgcc_s_#{gcc_postfix}-1.dll #{ruby_bindir}",
+      "cp #{bindir}/#{ssl_lib} #{ruby_bindir}",
+      "cp #{bindir}/#{crypto_lib} #{ruby_bindir}"
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/configs/components/runtime-pdk.rb b/configs/components/runtime-pdk.rb
index b09f8aa03..d3e60783a 100644
--- a/configs/components/runtime-pdk.rb
+++ b/configs/components/runtime-pdk.rb
@@ -7,26 +7,30 @@
       pkg.install_file File.join(settings[:gcc_bindir], dll), File.join(settings[:bindir], dll)
     end
 
-    # Ruby needs zlib
+    tools_bindir = File.join(settings[:tools_root], 'bin')
+
+    # curl, openssl, etc need zlib, so install in *main* bin dir
     pkg.build_requires "pl-zlib-#{platform.architecture}"
-    pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/zlib1.dll", "#{settings[:bindir]}/zlib1.dll"
+    pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/zlib1.dll", "#{settings[:bindir]}/zlib1.dll"
 
     # zlib, gdbm, yaml-cpp and iconv are all runtime dependancies of ruby, and their libraries need
-    # To exist inside our vendored ruby
-    pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/zlib1.dll", "#{settings[:ruby_bindir]}/zlib1.dll"
-    pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/libgdbm-4.dll", "#{settings[:ruby_bindir]}/libgdbm-4.dll"
-    pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/libgdbm_compat-4.dll", "#{settings[:ruby_bindir]}/libgdbm_compat-4.dll"
-    pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/libiconv-2.dll", "#{settings[:ruby_bindir]}/libiconv-2.dll"
-    pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/libffi-6.dll", "#{settings[:ruby_bindir]}/libffi-6.dll" if settings[:ruby_version].start_with?('2')
+    # to exist inside our primary ruby's bin dir
+    ruby_bindir = settings[:ruby_bindir]
+    pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/zlib1.dll",            "#{ruby_bindir}/zlib1.dll"
+    pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/libgdbm-4.dll",        "#{ruby_bindir}/libgdbm-4.dll"
+    pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/libgdbm_compat-4.dll", "#{ruby_bindir}/libgdbm_compat-4.dll"
+    pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/libiconv-2.dll",       "#{ruby_bindir}/libiconv-2.dll"
+    pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/libffi-6.dll",         "#{ruby_bindir}/libffi-6.dll" if settings[:ruby_version].start_with?('2')
 
     # Copy the DLLs into additional ruby install bindirs as well.
     if settings.has_key?(:additional_rubies)
       settings[:additional_rubies].each do |rubyver, local_settings|
-        pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/zlib1.dll", "#{local_settings[:ruby_bindir]}/zlib1.dll"
-        pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/libgdbm-4.dll", "#{local_settings[:ruby_bindir]}/libgdbm-4.dll"
-        pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/libgdbm_compat-4.dll", "#{local_settings[:ruby_bindir]}/libgdbm_compat-4.dll"
-        pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/libiconv-2.dll", "#{local_settings[:ruby_bindir]}/libiconv-2.dll"
-        pkg.install_file "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/libffi-6.dll", "#{local_settings[:ruby_bindir]}/libffi-6.dll" if rubyver.start_with?('2')
+        local_bindir = local_settings[:ruby_bindir]
+        pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/zlib1.dll",            "#{local_bindir}/zlib1.dll"
+        pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/libgdbm-4.dll",        "#{local_bindir}/libgdbm-4.dll"
+        pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/libgdbm_compat-4.dll", "#{local_bindir}/libgdbm_compat-4.dll"
+        pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/libiconv-2.dll",       "#{local_bindir}/libiconv-2.dll"
+        pkg.install_file "#{tools_bindir}/libffi-6.dll",         "#{local_bindir}/libffi-6.dll" if rubyver.start_with?('2')
       end
     end