diff --git a/cpp/ycm/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/ycm/CMakeLists.txt
index 5212a0f5..ff35f783 100644
--- a/cpp/ycm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/ycm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -317,14 +317,22 @@ endif()
 set_target_properties( ${CLIENT_LIB} PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 set_target_properties( ${SERVER_LIB} PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 
-if ( WIN32 )
-  # This is the extension for compiled Python modules on Windows
-  set_target_properties( ${CLIENT_LIB} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".pyd")
-  set_target_properties( ${SERVER_LIB} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".pyd")
-elseif ( CYGWIN )
-  # This is the extension for compiled Python modules in Cygwin
-  set_target_properties( ${CLIENT_LIB} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".dll")
-  set_target_properties( ${SERVER_LIB} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".dll")
+if ( WIN32 OR CYGWIN )
+  # DLL platforms put dlls in the RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
+  set_target_properties( ${CLIENT_LIB} PROPERTIES
+  RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../python )
+  set_target_properties( ${SERVER_LIB} PROPERTIES
+  RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../python )
+
+  if ( WIN32 )
+    # This is the extension for compiled Python modules on Windows
+    set_target_properties( ${CLIENT_LIB} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".pyd")
+    set_target_properties( ${SERVER_LIB} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".pyd")
+  elseif ( CYGWIN )
+    # This is the extension for compiled Python modules in Cygwin
+    set_target_properties( ${CLIENT_LIB} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".dll")
+    set_target_properties( ${SERVER_LIB} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".dll")
+  endif()
 else()
   # Even on macs, we want a .so extension instead of a .dylib which is what
   # cmake would give us by default. Python won't recognize a .dylib as a module,