diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
index 1d560c8895..2f963c5c8d 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
@@ -1807,7 +1807,10 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::WriteInstallJson() const
       index["Configs"].append(config);
     }
   }
-  this->WriteJsonContent("CMakeFiles/InstallScripts.json", index);
+  this->WriteJsonContent(
+    cmStrCat(this->CMakeInstance->GetHomeOutputDirectory(),
+             "/CMakeFiles/InstallScripts.json"),
+    index);
 }
 #endif