diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1471e377e..138b02f20 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ default: mcs
 .PHONY: mcs
 mcs:
 	@echo "Building mcs binary to './mcs'"
-	@(cd cmd/mcs-server; CGO_ENABLED=0 go build --ldflags "-s -w" -o ../../mcs-server)
+	@(CGO_ENABLED=0 go build --ldflags "-s -w" ./cmd/mcs-server)
 	
 swagger-gen:
 	@echo "Generating swagger server code from yaml"
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ swagger-gen:
 
 build:
 	@(cd portal-ui; yarn install; make build; cd ..)
-	@(cd cmd/mcs-server; CGO_ENABLED=0 go build --ldflags "-s -w" -o ../../mcs-server)	
+	@(CGO_ENABLED=0 go build --ldflags "-s -w" ./cmd/mcs-server)