diff --git a/src/powershell-native/CMakeLists.txt b/src/powershell-native/CMakeLists.txt
index 738bcd0330..5811791588 100644
--- a/src/powershell-native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/powershell-native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ project(PowerShell)
 add_compile_options()
 
 # set the output path for `powershell.exe`
-set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost")
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost")
+foreach(OUTPUTCONFIG ${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES})
+    string(TOUPPER ${OUTPUTCONFIG} OUTPUTCONFIG)
+    set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_${OUTPUTCONFIG} ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+endforeach( OUTPUTCONFIG CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES )
 
 # set these flags, so build does static linking for msvcr120.dll
 # otherwise this dll need to be present on the system