diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 40571d629..528e25a89 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           command: 'apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake'
       - run:
           name: Create build files
-          command: 'cmake -Bbuild'
+          command: 'mkdir build ; cd build ; cmake ..'
       - run:
           name: Compile
           command: 'cmake --build build'