diff --git a/openmp/runtime/src/CMakeLists.txt b/openmp/runtime/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/openmp/runtime/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openmp/runtime/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@
 else()
   set(LIBOMP_LIBRARY_DIR ${LIBOMP_LIBRARY_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endif()
+get_target_property(LIBOMP_ARCHIVE_DIR omp ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
+if(NOT LIBOMP_ARCHIVE_DIR)
+  set(LIBOMP_ARCHIVE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+endif()
 set(LIBOMP_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 # Add symbolic links to libomp
@@ -297,8 +301,8 @@
     )
     # while this is merely generating an import library off the one generated with the runtime dll,
     # kmp_global.cpp will satisfy the librarian's apparent ask to see the actual exported DATA items
-    set_source_files_properties(${LIBOMP_GENERATED_IMP_LIB_FILENAME} PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE EXTERNAL_OBJECT TRUE)
-    add_library(${LIBOMP_IMP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${LIBOMP_GENERATED_IMP_LIB_FILENAME} kmp_global.cpp)
+    set_source_files_properties(${LIBOMP_ARCHIVE_DIR}/${LIBOMP_GENERATED_IMP_LIB_FILENAME} PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE EXTERNAL_OBJECT TRUE)
+    add_library(${LIBOMP_IMP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${LIBOMP_ARCHIVE_DIR}/${LIBOMP_GENERATED_IMP_LIB_FILENAME} kmp_global.cpp)
     set_target_properties(${LIBOMP_IMP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
         PREFIX "" SUFFIX "" OUTPUT_NAME "${LIBOMP_IMP_LIB_FILE}" LINKER_LANGUAGE C
         STATIC_LIBRARY_OPTIONS "${CMAKE_LINK_DEF_FILE_FLAG}${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${LIBOMPIMP_GENERATED_DEF_FILE}")