diff --git a/reactos/cmake/gcc.cmake b/reactos/cmake/gcc.cmake
index 5e8e0bd812f..6bf004eab99 100644
--- a/reactos/cmake/gcc.cmake
+++ b/reactos/cmake/gcc.cmake
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ if(NOT DEFINED SEPARATE_DBG)
     set(SEPARATE_DBG FALSE)
 endif()
 
-if(SEPARATE_DBG)
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${REACTOS_BINARY_DIR}/symbols)
-endif()
-
 # Compiler Core
 add_compile_flags("-pipe -fms-extensions")
 
@@ -122,23 +118,23 @@ if(SEPARATE_DBG)
     set(OBJCOPY ${CMAKE_OBJCOPY})
     set(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE
         "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>"
-        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> ${REACTOS_BINARY_DIR}/symbols/<TARGET>.dbg"
+        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> <TARGET>.dbg"
         "${OBJCOPY} --strip-debug <TARGET>")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE
         "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>"
-        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> ${REACTOS_BINARY_DIR}/symbols/<TARGET>.dbg"
+        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> <TARGET>.dbg"
         "${OBJCOPY} --strip-debug <TARGET>")
     set(CMAKE_C_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY
         "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS> -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>"
-        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> ${REACTOS_BINARY_DIR}/symbols/<TARGET>.dbg"
+        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> <TARGET>.dbg"
         "${OBJCOPY} --strip-debug <TARGET>")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY
         "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS> -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>"
-        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> ${REACTOS_BINARY_DIR}/symbols/<TARGET>.dbg"
+        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> <TARGET>.dbg"
         "${OBJCOPY} --strip-debug <TARGET>")
     set(CMAKE_RC_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY
         "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS> -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>"
-        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> ${REACTOS_BINARY_DIR}/symbols/<TARGET>.dbg"
+        "${OBJCOPY} --only-keep-debug <TARGET> <TARGET>.dbg"
         "${OBJCOPY} --strip-debug <TARGET>")
 else()
     # Normal rsym build