diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b7a4961..36e7d1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ set(LIB_VERSION_STRING "${LIB_MAJOR_VERSION}.${LIB_MINOR_VERSION}.${LIB_PATCH_VE
 # compile in release with debug info mode by default
 SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RelWithDebInfo CACHE STRING "Build Type")
 
+# Build all binaries in a separate directory
+SET(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
 option(RAPIDJSON_BUILD_DOC "Build rapidjson documentation." ON)
 option(RAPIDJSON_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build rapidjson examples." ON)
 option(RAPIDJSON_BUILD_TESTS "Build rapidjson perftests and unittests." ON)
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index cd355b4..1523c63 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ set(EXAMPLES
     tutorial)
 
 foreach (example ${EXAMPLES})
-    add_executable(${example}_ ${example}/${example}.cpp)
+    add_executable(${example} ${example}/${example}.cpp)
 endforeach()
diff --git a/test/perftest/CMakeLists.txt b/test/perftest/CMakeLists.txt
index 3589567..8d5d4e3 100644
--- a/test/perftest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/perftest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ set(PERFTEST_SOURCES
 add_executable(perftest ${PERFTEST_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(perftest ${TEST_LIBRARIES})
 add_test(NAME perftest
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/perftest
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/perftest
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin)
diff --git a/test/unittest/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
index fa687e7..2e8c05f 100644
--- a/test/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ set(UNITTEST_SOURCES
 add_executable(unittest ${UNITTEST_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(unittest ${TEST_LIBRARIES})
 add_test(NAME unittest
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unittest
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/unittest
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin)