diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 195555795..ab9469985 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CURL_TESTING)
 SET(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/bin CACHE INTERNAL 
   "Where to put the executables for CMake"
 )
-SET(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/bin CACHE INTERNAL 
+SET(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH "" CACHE INTERNAL 
   "Where to put the libraries for CMake"
 )