diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cb4d2c16..e185b8b06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ configure_file(
 
 configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/assimp/config.h.in
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/assimp/config.h
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/assimp/config.h
 )
 
 include_directories(