diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c57f793b..69d2ba91 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 *.swp
 *~
 vendor
-./adapter
+_output
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9fe211b6..b30779ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d)
 ARCH?=amd64
 ALL_ARCH=amd64 arm arm64 ppc64le s390x
 ML_PLATFORMS=linux/amd64,linux/arm,linux/arm64,linux/ppc64le,linux/s390x
+OUT_DIR?=./_output
 
 VERSION?=latest
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ endif
 
 all: docker-build
 build:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOARCH=$(ARCH) go build -a -tags netgo -o /build/adapter github.com/directxman12/k8s-prometheus-adapter/cmd/adapter
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOARCH=$(ARCH) go build -a -tags netgo -o $(OUT_DIR)/$(ARCH)/adapter github.com/directxman12/k8s-prometheus-adapter/cmd/adapter
 
 docker-build:
 	cp deploy/Dockerfile $(TEMP_DIR)