diff --git a/CMake/cmake_uninstall.in.cmake b/CMake/cmake_uninstall.in.cmake
index bb95d85a0a..801c4c406e 100644
--- a/CMake/cmake_uninstall.in.cmake
+++ b/CMake/cmake_uninstall.in.cmake
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
 #
 ###########################################################################
-if(NOT EXISTS "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find install manifest: @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+if(NOT EXISTS "@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find install manifest: @PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
 endif()
 message(${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 
-file(READ "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt" _files)
+file(READ "@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/install_manifest.txt" _files)
 string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" _files "${_files}")
 foreach(_file ${_files})
   message(STATUS "Uninstalling $ENV{DESTDIR}${_file}")
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f03499d0a..8db6d79ad7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(_install_cmake_dir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}")
 set(TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}Targets")
-set(_generated_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated")
+set(_generated_dir "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}")
 set(_project_config "${_generated_dir}/${PROJECT_NAME}Config.cmake")
 set(_version_config "${_generated_dir}/${PROJECT_NAME}ConfigVersion.cmake")
 
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
     endif()
     ${_generated_version_config}")
 
-  # Consumed custom variables:
+  # Consumed variables:
   #   CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION
   #   CURLVERSION
   #   LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST
@@ -2455,13 +2455,17 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
     DESTINATION ${_install_cmake_dir})
 
   if(NOT TARGET curl_uninstall)
+    # Consumed variables:
+    #   CMAKE_COMMAND
+    #   CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
+    #   PROJECT_BINARY_DIR
     configure_file(
       "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/cmake_uninstall.in.cmake"
-      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMake/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake"
       @ONLY)
 
     add_custom_target(curl_uninstall
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMake/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
   endif()
 
   if(BUILD_CURL_EXE)