diff --git a/app/app.pro b/app/app.pro
index ce2fb0a1d..e326738c5 100644
--- a/app/app.pro
+++ b/app/app.pro
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp
 # Add RipesLib as a static library and as a PRE_TARGETDEPS.
 # PRE_TARGETDEPS ensures that this application is relinked every time the
 # target dependency is modified.
-win32:CONFIG(release, debug|release): LIBS += -L$${PWD}/../src/release/ -lRipesLib
-else:win32:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): LIBS += -L$${PWD}/../src/debug/ -lRipesLib
-else:unix: LIBS += -L$${PWD}/../src/ -lRipesLib
+win32:CONFIG(release, debug|release): LIBS += -L$${OUT_PWD}/../src/release/ -lRipesLib
+else:win32:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): LIBS += -L$${OUT_PWD}/../src/debug/ -lRipesLib
+else:unix: LIBS += -L$${OUT_PWD}/../src/ -lRipesLib
 
 win32 {
     # if cross compiling with MXE on unix, windows libraries will still be
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ win32 {
     }
 }
 
-win32:CONFIG(release, debug|release): PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${PWD}/../src/release/$${WIN_LIBPREFIX}RipesLib.$${WIN_LIBEXT}
-else:win32:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${PWD}/../src/debug/$${WIN_LIBPREFIX}RipesLib.$${WIN_LIBEXT}
-else:unix: PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${PWD}/../src/libRipesLib.a
+win32:CONFIG(release, debug|release): PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${OUT_PWD}/../src/release/$${WIN_LIBPREFIX}RipesLib.$${WIN_LIBEXT}
+else:win32:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${OUT_PWD}/../src/debug/$${WIN_LIBPREFIX}RipesLib.$${WIN_LIBEXT}
+else:unix: PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${OUT_PWD}/../src/libRipesLib.a
 
 unix {
     isEmpty(PREFIX) {
diff --git a/test/test.pro b/test/test.pro
index 209c2498e..e6c88e666 100644
--- a/test/test.pro
+++ b/test/test.pro
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ RESOURCES += tests.qrc
 # Add RipesLib as a static library and as a PRE_TARGETDEPS.
 # PRE_TARGETDEPS ensures that this application is relinked every time the
 # target dependency is modified.
-win32:CONFIG(release, debug|release): LIBS += -L$${PWD}/../src/release/ -lRipesLib
-else:win32:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): LIBS += -L$${PWD}/../src/debug/ -lRipesLib
-else:unix: LIBS += -L$${PWD}/../src/ -lRipesLib
+win32:CONFIG(release, debug|release): LIBS += -L$${OUT_PWD}/../src/release/ -lRipesLib
+else:win32:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): LIBS += -L$${OUT_PWD}/../src/debug/ -lRipesLib
+else:unix: LIBS += -L$${OUT_PWD}/../src/ -lRipesLib
 
 win32 {
     # if cross compiling with MXE on unix, windows libraries will still be
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ win32 {
 
 win32:CONFIG(release, debug|release): PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${PWD}/../src/release/$${WIN_LIBPREFIX}RipesLib.$${WIN_LIBEXT}
 else:win32:CONFIG(debug, debug|release): PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${PWD}/../src/debug/$${WIN_LIBPREFIX}RipesLib.$${WIN_LIBEXT}
-else:unix: PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${PWD}/../src/libRipesLib.a
+else:unix: PRE_TARGETDEPS += $${OUT_PWD}/../src/libRipesLib.a