diff --git a/examples/meta/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/meta/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 0276a37bd43..23340f2e257 100644
--- a/examples/meta/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/meta/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ FOREACH(META_EXAMPLE ${META_EXAMPLES})
 
     # meta examples have to be generated before executable and test is added
     SET(GENERATED_CPP ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${EXAMPLE_REL_DIR}/${EXAMPLE_NAME}.cpp)
-    SET(GENERATED_CPP_TARGET ${EXAMPLE_REL_DIR}/${EXAMPLE_NAME})
-    SET(GENERATED_CPP_TEST ${EXAMPLE_REL_DIR}/${EXAMPLE_NAME})
+    SET(GENERATED_CPP_TARGET generated_cpp-${EXAMPLE_NAME_WITH_DIR})
+    SET(GENERATED_CPP_TEST generated_cpp-${EXAMPLE_NAME_WITH_DIR})
 
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(${GENERATED_CPP_TARGET} ${GENERATED_CPP})
     ADD_DEPENDENCIES(${GENERATED_CPP_TARGET} meta_examples shogun)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ FOREACH(META_EXAMPLE ${META_EXAMPLES})
     LIST(APPEND CPP_EXAMPLES ${GENERATED_CPP_TARGET})
 
     # run test in source dir, to have access to "data" folder
-    ADD_TEST(NAME generated_cpp-${EXAMPLE_NAME_WITH_DIR}
+    ADD_TEST(NAME ${GENERATED_CPP_TEST}
              COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${GENERATED_CPP_TARGET}
              WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
     LIST(APPEND INSTALL_EXAMPLES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${GENERATED_CPP_TARGET})