diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 409b6405..7426239d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ SET( LIB_INSTALL_DIR "lib"      CACHE PATH "Path the built library files are ins
 SET( INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR "osre" CACHE PATH "Path the header files are installed to." )
 SET( BIN_INSTALL_DIR "bin"      CACHE PATH "Path the tool executables are installed to." )
 
+# Set the default build output folders
+SET( CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/lib )
+SET( CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/lib )
+SET( CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/bin )
+
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( BEFORE
     include/
     /usr/include/
@@ -47,10 +52,6 @@ link_directories(
     ${SDL2_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
-SET( CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/lib )
-SET( CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/lib )
-SET( CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/bin )
-
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
 IF ((CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU") AND NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)