diff --git a/cmake/CXX1x.cmake b/cmake/CXX1x.cmake
index 53cab24f6..5f48eb70d 100644
--- a/cmake/CXX1x.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CXX1x.cmake
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 macro(check_for_cxx11_compiler _VAR)
     message(STATUS "Checking for C++11 compiler")
     set(${_VAR})
-    try_compile(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_compiler.cpp CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON)
+    try_compile(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_compiler.cpp CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON)
     if(NOT _COMPILER_TEST_RESULT AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
-      try_compile(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_compiler.cpp CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-stdlib=libc++" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON)
+      try_compile(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_compiler.cpp CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-stdlib=libc++" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON)
       if(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT)
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
       else()
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ endmacro()
 macro(check_for_cxx14_compiler _VAR)
     message(STATUS "Checking for C++14 compiler")
     set(${_VAR})
-    try_compile(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_compiler.cpp CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON)
+    try_compile(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_compiler.cpp CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON)
     if(NOT _COMPILER_TEST_RESULT AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
-      try_compile(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_compiler.cpp CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-stdlib=libc++" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON)
+      try_compile(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_compiler.cpp CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-stdlib=libc++" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON)
       if(_COMPILER_TEST_RESULT)
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
       else()