diff --git a/pkg/jerryscript/Makefile.jerryscript b/pkg/jerryscript/Makefile.jerryscript
index 8e252c26b5138544368de118d769bb5d2ea16c85..504c79590ffbaac3ba106a6c66172bae07199121 100644
--- a/pkg/jerryscript/Makefile.jerryscript
+++ b/pkg/jerryscript/Makefile.jerryscript
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BUILD_DIR  ?= $(CURDIR)/riot
+BUILD_DIR  ?= $(BINDIR)/jerryscript
 
 JERRYHEAP  ?= 16