diff --git a/expat/CMakeLists.txt b/expat/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c923baa..322add90 100755
--- a/expat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/expat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ if(BUILD_tools AND NOT WINCE)
     )
 
     add_executable(xmlwf ${xmlwf_SRCS})
+    set_property(TARGET xmlwf PROPERTY RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY xmlwf)
     target_link_libraries(xmlwf expat)
     install(TARGETS xmlwf DESTINATION bin)
     install(FILES doc/xmlwf.1 DESTINATION share/man/man1)
@@ -93,19 +94,23 @@ endif(BUILD_tools AND NOT WINCE)
 
 if(BUILD_examples)
     add_executable(elements examples/elements.c)
+    set_property(TARGET elements PROPERTY RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY examples)
     target_link_libraries(elements expat)
 
     add_executable(outline examples/outline.c)
+    set_property(TARGET outline PROPERTY RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY examples)
     target_link_libraries(outline expat)
 endif(BUILD_examples)
 
 if(BUILD_tests)
     ## these are unittests that can be run on any platform
     add_executable(runtests tests/runtests.c tests/chardata.c tests/minicheck.c)
+    set_property(TARGET runtests PROPERTY RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tests)
     target_link_libraries(runtests expat)
-    add_test(runtests runtests)
+    add_test(runtests tests/runtests)
 
     add_executable(runtestspp tests/runtestspp.cpp tests/chardata.c tests/minicheck.c)
+    set_property(TARGET runtestspp PROPERTY RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tests)
     target_link_libraries(runtestspp expat)
-    add_test(runtestspp runtestspp)
+    add_test(runtestspp tests/runtestspp)
 endif(BUILD_tests)