diff --git a/svf-llvm/CMakeLists.txt b/svf-llvm/CMakeLists.txt
index f6d7bc842..80624dc35 100644
--- a/svf-llvm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/svf-llvm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ target_include_directories(SvfLLVM
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${SVF_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR}>
 )
 
+set_target_properties(SvfLLVM PROPERTIES
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib
+    ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib
+)
+
 # Link LLVM's libraries to SvfLLVM, as well as the SVF core library
 target_link_libraries(SvfLLVM PUBLIC ${llvm_libs} SvfCore)
 
diff --git a/svf/CMakeLists.txt b/svf/CMakeLists.txt
index e7133dfc1..bc2d518a3 100644
--- a/svf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/svf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ target_include_directories(SvfCore
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${SVF_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR}>
 )
 
+set_target_properties(SvfCore PROPERTIES
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib
+    ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib
+)
+
 # Get the source files (i.e. all *.c/*.cpp files) for SVF's subprojects and add them to SvfCore
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SVF_CORE_SOURCES lib/*.cpp)
 target_sources(SvfCore PRIVATE ${SVF_CORE_SOURCES})