diff --git a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/CMakeLists.txt b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 99dd66da38..7bc44d7e39 100644
--- a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ FUNCTION(RUN_TEST_WITH_GUILE _TARGET _SOURCE_FILE)
   GET_GUILE_ENV()
   SET(CMAKE_COMMAND_TMP "")
   IF (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.1)
-    SET(CMAKE_COMMAND_TMP ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env "${GUILE_ENV}")
+  SET(CMAKE_COMMAND_TMP ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env "${GUILE_ENV};GNC_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test")
   ENDIF()
   ADD_TEST(NAME ${_TARGET}
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND_TMP}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ FUNCTION(RUN_TEST_WITH_GUILE _TARGET _SOURCE_FILE)
   SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(${_TARGET} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "${GUILE_ENV};${ARGN}")
 ENDFUNCTION()
 
-GNC_ADD_TEST_WITH_GUILE(test-load-c test-load-c.c GNC_MODULE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS GNC_MODULE_TEST_LIBS)
+GNC_ADD_TEST_WITH_GUILE(test-load-c test-load-c.c GNC_MODULE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS GNC_MODULE_TEST_LIBS "GNC_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test")
 
 RUN_TEST_WITH_GUILE(test-load-scm ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-load-scm.in)
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ GNC_ADD_TEST_WITH_GUILE(test-incompatdep test-incompatdep.c
 )
 GNC_ADD_TEST_WITH_GUILE(test-agedver test-agedver.c
   GNC_MODULE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS GNC_MODULE_TEST_LIBS
+  "GNC_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test"
 )
 
 SET(_LIBDIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
@@ -76,13 +77,13 @@ FUNCTION(RUN_GUILE_SHELL_TEST _TARGET _SOURCE_FILE)
   GET_GUILE_ENV()
   SET(CMAKE_COMMAND_TMP "")
   IF (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.1)
-    SET(CMAKE_COMMAND_TMP ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env "${GUILE_ENV}")
+  SET(CMAKE_COMMAND_TMP ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env "${GUILE_ENV};GNC_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test")
   ENDIF()
   ADD_TEST(NAME ${_TARGET}
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND_TMP}
       ${SHELL} ${_SOURCE_FILE}
   )
-  SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(${_TARGET} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "${GUILE_ENV}")
+  SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(${_TARGET} PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "${GUILE_ENV};GNC_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test")
 ENDFUNCTION()
 
 RUN_GUILE_SHELL_TEST(test-gwrapped-c ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test-gwrapped-c)
diff --git a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/CMakeLists.txt b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/CMakeLists.txt
index 0196333631..49a0520324 100644
--- a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/misc-mods/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(gncmod_futuremodsys ${GLIB2_LDFLAGS})
 ADD_LIBRARY(gncmod_incompatdep  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL incompatdep.c)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(gncmod_incompatdep gnc-module ${GLIB2_LDFLAGS})
 
-SET_DIST_LIST(misc_mods_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am agedver.c futuremodsys.c incompatdep.c)
\ No newline at end of file
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(gncmod_agedver gncmod_futuremodsys gncmod_incompatdep PROPERTIES
+LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test
+ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test
+RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
+SET_DIST_LIST(misc_mods_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am agedver.c futuremodsys.c incompatdep.c)
diff --git a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-bar/CMakeLists.txt b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-bar/CMakeLists.txt
index 36b5905db5..8a90648e8e 100644
--- a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-bar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-bar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(gncmodbar PRIVATE
   ${GUILE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
-SET_DIST_LIST(mod_bar_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am bar.c gnucash/bar.scm bar.h bar.i gnc-mod-bar.c)
\ No newline at end of file
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(bar gncmodbar PROPERTIES
+LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test
+ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test
+RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
+SET_DIST_LIST(mod_bar_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am bar.c gnucash/bar.scm bar.h bar.i gnc-mod-bar.c)
diff --git a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-baz/CMakeLists.txt b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-baz/CMakeLists.txt
index f287b7d847..776150c033 100644
--- a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-baz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-baz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(gncmodbaz PRIVATE
   ${GUILE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
-SET_DIST_LIST(mod_baz_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am baz.c gnucash/baz.scm baz.h baz.i gnc-mod-baz.c)
\ No newline at end of file
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(baz gncmodbaz PROPERTIES
+LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test
+ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test
+RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
+SET_DIST_LIST(mod_baz_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am baz.c gnucash/baz.scm baz.h baz.i gnc-mod-baz.c)
diff --git a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-foo/CMakeLists.txt b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-foo/CMakeLists.txt
index c98c7d224c..2b5d1ce274 100644
--- a/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-foo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgnucash/gnc-module/test/mod-foo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(gncmodfoo PRIVATE
   ${GUILE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(foo gncmodfoo PROPERTIES
+LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test
+ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/gnucash/test
+RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+
 SET_DIST_LIST(mod_foo_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am foo.i gnucash/foo.scm foo.c foo.h gnc-mod-foo.c)