diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 582c076d..eb071f1f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ endif(CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION LESS 6)
 add_executable(${LDC_EXE} ${LDC_SOURCE_FILES})
 
 # generate revision info
-configure_file(revisions.pl.in revisions.pl)
+configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/revisions.pl.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/revisions.pl)
 add_custom_command(
-	OUTPUT revisions.h
+	OUTPUT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${DMDFE_PATH}/revisions.h
 	COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/revisions.pl
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${DMDFE_PATH}
 )
-add_custom_target(gen_revs_h ALL DEPENDS revisions.h)
+add_custom_target(gen_revs_h ALL DEPENDS ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${DMDFE_PATH}/revisions.h)
 add_dependencies(${LDC_EXE} gen_revs_h)
 #