diff --git a/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
index 9aa68383c..2b33c6a05 100644
--- a/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def_dir="${proj_dir}/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
-tools_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+tools_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
 examples_dir=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/
 
 samp_dir="${proj_dir}/samples"
diff --git a/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
index d218654ce..c78b9f345 100644
--- a/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def_dir="${proj_dir}/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
-tools_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+tools_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
 examples_dir=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/
 
 samp_dir="${proj_dir}/samples"
diff --git a/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
index d7cb03990..d23731206 100644
--- a/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def_dir="${proj_dir}/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
-tools_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+tools_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
 examples_dir=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/
 
 samp_dir="${proj_dir}/samples"
diff --git a/tests/include.ctest.sh.in b/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
index 7ce4e4a8f..e3af5ea93 100644
--- a/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ def_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/definitions
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
-tools_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
-tigge_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
-test_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/tests
+tools_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+tigge_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+test_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/tests
 
 samp_dir="${proj_dir}/samples"
 ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH=${samp_dir}