diff --git a/src/tests/macros.cmake b/src/tests/macros.cmake
index d68c7b4f2e..983d0517e8 100644
--- a/src/tests/macros.cmake
+++ b/src/tests/macros.cmake
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ function(add_boost_test)
     # All tests use boost
     target_link_libraries(${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ${arg_LIBS} Boost::unit_test_framework)
 
+    # All executables in <build>/tests
+    set_target_properties(${TEST_NAME} PROPERTIES
+        RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tests)
+
+
     # Optional: add private include directories
     if (NOT "${arg_INCLUDE}" STREQUAL "")
       target_include_directories(${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ${arg_INCLUDE})