diff --git a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 02efceffc..131dee812 100644
--- a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 include(Macros)
 
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/companion)
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/companion)
+
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
   set(C9X_NAME_SUFFIX ${VERSION_MAJOR}${VERSION_MINOR})
   set(COMPANION_NAME "companion${C9X_NAME_SUFFIX}")
diff --git a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/simulator/CMakeLists.txt b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/simulator/CMakeLists.txt
index 27d229230..0f1463770 100644
--- a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/simulator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/simulator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
-set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
-
 today(DATE)
 now(TIME)
 git_id(GIT_STR)