diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
index 3aac7583e8..bc51851d7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ jobs:
         run: yum install -y help2man
       - name: Configure
         run: |
-          cmake .. \
-                -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../_install \
+          cmake -B _build -S . \
+                -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=_install \
                 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} \
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.cxx-standard }} \
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${{ matrix.cxx-flags }} \
@@ -249,13 +249,11 @@ jobs:
                 -DOPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS='ON' \
                 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS='OFF' \
                 -DOPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING=${{ matrix.threads-enabled }}
-        working-directory: _build
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          cmake --build . \
+          cmake --build _build \
                 --target install \
                 --config ${{ matrix.build-type }}
-        working-directory: _build
       - name: Validate
         run: |
           share/ci/scripts/linux/validate_openexr_libs.sh _install 
diff --git a/cmake/LibraryDefine.cmake b/cmake/LibraryDefine.cmake
index 3b273b07f0..39fa082ede 100644
--- a/cmake/LibraryDefine.cmake
+++ b/cmake/LibraryDefine.cmake
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ function(OPENEXR_DEFINE_LIBRARY libname)
     string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(verlibname ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${libname}${OPENEXR_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_${uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}_POSTFIX}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
     set(baselibname ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${libname}${CMAKE_${uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}_POSTFIX}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-    file(CREATE_LINK ${verlibname} ${baselibname} COPY_ON_ERROR SYMBOLIC)
-    install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${baselibname} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
+    file(CREATE_LINK ${verlibname} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${baselibname} SYMBOLIC)
+    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${baselibname} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
     install(CODE "message(STATUS \"Creating symlink ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/${baselibname} -> ${verlibname}\")")
     set(verlibname)
     set(baselibname)