diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 91aecd9a72..eaee62a201 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ selfdrive/modeld/_dmonitoringmodeld
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diff --git a/openpilot/__init__.py b/openpilot/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/openpilot/common b/openpilot/common
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..60d3b0a6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpilot/common
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../common
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diff --git a/openpilot/selfdrive b/openpilot/selfdrive
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e005fd0d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpilot/selfdrive
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../selfdrive/
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diff --git a/openpilot/system b/openpilot/system
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..16f8cc2b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpilot/system
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../system/
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diff --git a/openpilot/third_party b/openpilot/third_party
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..d838c05a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpilot/third_party
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../third_party
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diff --git a/openpilot/tools b/openpilot/tools
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..4887d6e0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpilot/tools
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+../tools
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