diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42161c6d2..2e21ee8e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -333,19 +333,20 @@ ENDIF()
 INCLUDE (FindPkgMacros)
 INCLUDE (PrecompiledHeader)
 
-# If this is an in-source build (CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR == CMAKE_BINARY_DIR),
-# write the library/executable files to the respective directories in the
-# source tree. During an out-of-source build, however, do not litter this
-# directory, since that is probably what the user wanted to avoid.
-IF ( CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_BINARY_DIR )
-  SET( CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/bin" )
-  SET( CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/lib" )
-  SET( CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/bin" )
-ELSE()
-  SET(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
-  SET(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
-  SET(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
-ENDIF ()
+# Set Assimp project output directory variables.
+SET(ASSIMP_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
+SET(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
+SET(ASSIMP_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
+
+# Macro used to set the output directories of a target to the
+# respective Assimp output directories.
+MACRO(TARGET_USE_COMMON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY target)
+  set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
+      RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${ASSIMP_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
+      LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
+      ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${ASSIMP_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
+  )
+ENDMACRO()
 
 get_cmake_property(is_multi_config GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
 
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ccc6439f..9fafa4944 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1136,6 +1136,8 @@ ENDIF ()
 ADD_LIBRARY( assimp ${assimp_src} )
 ADD_LIBRARY(assimp::assimp ALIAS assimp)
 
+TARGET_USE_COMMON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY(assimp)
+
 # enable warnings as errors ########################################
 IF (MSVC)
   TARGET_COMPILE_OPTIONS(assimp PRIVATE /WX)
diff --git a/samples/SimpleOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/SimpleOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bc8e37e6..ba5deb4cf 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/SimpleOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE( ${SAMPLE_PROJECT_NAME}
   Sample_SimpleOpenGL.c
 )
 
+TARGET_USE_COMMON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY(${SAMPLE_PROJECT_NAME})
+
 SET_PROPERTY(TARGET ${SAMPLE_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( ${SAMPLE_PROJECT_NAME} assimp ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES} ${GLUT_LIBRARIES} ${M_LIB} )
diff --git a/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
index 9eec738f5..82144caa9 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE( assimp_simpletextureddirectx11 WIN32
   ${SAMPLES_SHARED_CODE_DIR}/UTFConverter.h
 )
 
+TARGET_USE_COMMON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY(assimp_simpletextureddirectx11)
+
 SET_PROPERTY(TARGET assimp_simpletextureddirectx11 PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( assimp_simpletextureddirectx11 assimp comctl32.lib winmm.lib )
diff --git a/samples/SimpleTexturedOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/SimpleTexturedOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
index 83cd2746e..1837af033 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleTexturedOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/SimpleTexturedOpenGL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE( assimp_simpletexturedogl WIN32
   ${SAMPLES_SHARED_CODE_DIR}/UTFConverter.h
 )
 
+TARGET_USE_COMMON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY(assimp_simpletexturedogl)
+
 SET_PROPERTY(TARGET assimp_simpletexturedogl PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( assimp_simpletexturedogl assimp ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES} ${GLUT_LIBRARIES} )
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e1746ce2..ff4d51d78 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ add_executable( unit
     ${POST_PROCESSES}
 )
 
+TARGET_USE_COMMON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY(unit)
+
 add_definitions(-DASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/models")
 add_definitions(-DASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_NONBSD_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/models-nonbsd")
 
diff --git a/tools/assimp_cmd/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/assimp_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
index d46d09c2b..a0eb98a89 100644
--- a/tools/assimp_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/assimp_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE( assimp_cmd
   Export.cpp
 )
 
+TARGET_USE_COMMON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY(assimp_cmd)
+
 SET_PROPERTY(TARGET assimp_cmd PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( assimp_cmd assimp ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} )
diff --git a/tools/assimp_view/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/assimp_view/CMakeLists.txt
index 2785bd882..222722388 100644
--- a/tools/assimp_view/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/assimp_view/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(  assimp_viewer WIN32
   txi.bmp
 )
 
+TARGET_USE_COMMON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY(assimp_viewer)
+
 SET_PROPERTY(TARGET assimp_viewer PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
 
 IF ( MSVC )