diff --git a/cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake b/cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake
index 0a089d2380..5f243ad23b 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake
@@ -211,10 +211,13 @@ ENDMACRO(GET_MSVC_PRECOMPILED_SOURCE)
 MACRO(SET_BIN_DIR ProjectName OutputName)
     set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${OutputName})
     if(${ARGC} GREATER 2)
+        # VS_IDE (and perhaps others) make Release and Debug subfolders.  This removes them.
+        set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
     else(${ARGC} GREATER 2)
+        set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)