diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c9ae4c210..19c264a5d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
+
 IF(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RELEASE")
 ENDIF()
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/BLAKE3-team/BLAKE3.git
   GIT_TAG        1.5.0
 )
+set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "$<1:${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib>")
 
 FetchContent_GetProperties(blake3)
 if(NOT blake3_POPULATED)