diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e119732..bf0d710 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ macro(generate_compressed_bins BASEDIR)
     foreach(FILE ${ARGN})
         set(COMPRESSED_FILE "${FILE}.z")
         set(OUTPUT_FILE "${FILE}.o")
-        get_filename_component(DIR ${FILE} DIRECTORY)
+        get_filename_component(DIR ${FILE} PATH)
         if(DIR)
             file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${DIR})
         endif()