diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3d50b36dac..a0dd19b54a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -761,14 +761,14 @@ jobs:
         # Use the bash shell included with Git for Windows.
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          cd build/src/RelWithDebInfo && file *tests.exe bench*.exe libsecp256k1-*.dll || true
+          cd build/bin/RelWithDebInfo && file *tests.exe bench*.exe libsecp256k1-*.dll || true
 
       - name: Check
         run: |
           ctest -C RelWithDebInfo --test-dir build -j ([int]$env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS + 1)
-          build\src\RelWithDebInfo\bench_ecmult.exe
-          build\src\RelWithDebInfo\bench_internal.exe
-          build\src\RelWithDebInfo\bench.exe
+          build\bin\RelWithDebInfo\bench_ecmult.exe
+          build\bin\RelWithDebInfo\bench_internal.exe
+          build\bin\RelWithDebInfo\bench.exe
 
   win64-native-headers:
     name: "x64 (MSVC): C++ (public headers)"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 95f70f3b88..840781011d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -295,6 +295,15 @@ if(SECP256K1_APPEND_LDFLAGS)
   string(APPEND CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE " ${SECP256K1_APPEND_LDFLAGS}")
 endif()
 
+if(NOT CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
+  set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+endif()
+if(NOT CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
+  set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
+endif()
+if(NOT CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
+  set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(src)
 if(SECP256K1_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
   add_subdirectory(examples)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index f844d4a0bd..675f4c8c3a 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ function(add_example name)
   )
   set(test_name ${name}_example)
   add_test(NAME ${test_name} COMMAND ${target_name})
-  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND MSVC)
-    # The DLL must reside either in the same folder where the executable is
-    # or somewhere in PATH. Using the latter option.
-    set_tests_properties(${test_name} PROPERTIES
-      ENVIRONMENT "PATH=$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:secp256k1>;$ENV{PATH}"
-    )
-  endif()
 endfunction()
 
 add_example(ecdsa)