diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt b/pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt
index 273475f3..50acafa5 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,17 +24,3 @@ project(pdf2htmlEX-android)
 find_package(pdf2htmlEX REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 add_subdirectory(src/main/cpp)
-
-FILE(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/build/assets")
-function(copy_assets sourcevar dstsubdir)
-  if(DEFINED "${sourcevar}")
-    FILE(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/build/assets/${dstsubdir}")
-    FILE(CREATE_LINK "${${sourcevar}}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/build/assets/${dstsubdir}" COPY_ON_ERROR SYMBOLIC)
-  endif()
-endfunction()
-
-copy_assets("PDF2HTMLEX_RES_DIR" "pdf2htmlEX")
-copy_assets("POPPLER_DATA_RES_DIR" "poppler-data")
-copy_assets("FONTCONFIG_RES_DIR" "fontconfig")
-
-#@TODO: fontforge cidfiles
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/build.gradle b/pdf2htmlEX/build.gradle
index 2de20bf9..d03cf2dd 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/build.gradle
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/build.gradle
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ android {
         version '3.22.1'
     }
     ndkVersion '26.3.11579264'
-    sourceSets.main.assets.srcDirs += "build/assets"
+    sourceSets.main.assets.srcDirs += "build/conan/armv8/assets"
     sourceSets.androidTest.assets.srcDirs = [ getProject().parent.getLayout().getProjectDirectory().dir("test/androidTestAssets") ]
 }
 
-// Assets delivered by conan are gathered by CMake
+// Make sure the assets are installed and ready when needed
 afterEvaluate {
     tasks.named("generateDebugAssets").configure {
-        dependsOn(tasks.named("mergeDebugNativeLibs"))
+        dependsOn(tasks.named("conanInstall-armv8"))
     }
     tasks.named("generateReleaseAssets").configure {
-        dependsOn(tasks.named("mergeReleaseNativeLibs"))
+        dependsOn(tasks.named("conanInstall-armv8"))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/conanfile.py b/pdf2htmlEX/conanfile.py
index 932a246e..ca65d05a 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/conanfile.py
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/conanfile.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 from conan import ConanFile
 from conan.tools.cmake import CMakeToolchain, CMakeDeps
 
@@ -12,10 +14,10 @@ def generate(self):
         deps = CMakeDeps(self)
         deps.generate()
         tc = CMakeToolchain(self)
-
-        # @TODO: figure out how to use POPPLER_DATA_DIR exported by poppler-data
-        tc.variables["POPPLER_DATA_RES_DIR"] = self.dependencies['poppler-data'].cpp_info.resdirs[0]
-        tc.variables["PDF2HTMLEX_RES_DIR"] = self.dependencies['pdf2htmlex'].cpp_info.resdirs[0]
-        tc.variables["FONTCONFIG_RES_DIR"] = self.dependencies['fontconfig'].cpp_info.resdirs[0]
         tc.generate()
 
+        asset_dir = os.path.join(self.build_folder, 'assets')
+        os.mkdir(asset_dir)
+        os.symlink(self.dependencies['pdf2htmlex'].cpp_info.resdirs[0], os.path.join(asset_dir, 'pdf2htmlEX'))
+        os.symlink(self.dependencies['poppler-data'].cpp_info.resdirs[0], os.path.join(asset_dir, 'poppler-data'))
+        os.symlink(self.dependencies['fontconfig'].cpp_info.resdirs[0], os.path.join(asset_dir, 'fontconfig'))