diff --git a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
index ab5b4760e2..a65dcfbe1e 100644
--- a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ if (CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
     # TODO
 else()
     set(GGML_STANDALONE OFF)
+
+    if (NOT CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
+        set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if (EMSCRIPTEN)