diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 73431a8a..1bad547b 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if(NOT VIENNALS_SYSTEM_VTK)
   message(STATUS "[ViennaLS] Setting VTK_DIR to previously created environment")
   # We set `VTK_DIR` to the previously setup environment to ensure that the python script can find
   # the library files
-  set(VTK_DIR "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/vtk_env")
+  set(VTK_DIR "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
 endif()
 
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