diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a288d867..ff683420 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ add_compile_options(
         "$<$<CONFIG:Release>:${NEXO_COMPILER_FLAGS_RELEASE}>"
 )
 
+# Prevent Visual Studio (or other build tools) from creating per config sub-directories (e.g. Debug, Release)
+# Useful to look for resource files relative to the executable path
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY $<1:${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}>)
+
 if (NEXO_COVERAGE)
     message(STATUS "Coverage enabled, adding flags: ${NEXO_COVERAGE_FLAGS}")
     add_compile_options("$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${NEXO_COVERAGE_FLAGS}>")
diff --git a/scripts/install.cmake b/scripts/install.cmake
index 3866c20a..778a3626 100755
--- a/scripts/install.cmake
+++ b/scripts/install.cmake
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
 
-# Set output directories
-set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
-
 # Installation rules
 install(TARGETS nexoEditor
         RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
diff --git a/src/game_engine/ecs/CMakeLists.txt b/src/game_engine/ecs/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c4f1dad..7c5f18a8 100644
--- a/src/game_engine/ecs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/game_engine/ecs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ set(ROOT "../../..")
 
 include_directories(${ROOT}/include)
 
-set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ../${ROOT}/lib)
-set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ../${ROOT}/lib)
-set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ../${ROOT}/bin)
-
 add_library(controls STATIC systems/Controls.cpp)
 add_library(draw STATIC systems/Draw.cpp)
 add_library(physics STATIC systems/Physics.cpp)