diff --git a/platforms/posix/CMakeLists.txt b/platforms/posix/CMakeLists.txt
index 2da44e57df..03eb02daa1 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platforms/posix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ get_property(module_libraries GLOBAL PROPERTY PX4_MODULE_LIBRARIES)
 # CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR ''./platforms/posix' to './bin'
 if (NOT CATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX)
 	set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+	set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+	set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 endif()
 
 set(PX4_SHELL_COMMAND_PREFIX "px4-")