diff --git a/deps/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index f07cfacba9..192552a6a3 100644
--- a/deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if (NPROC EQUAL 0)
 endif ()
 
 set(DESTDIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/destdir" CACHE PATH "Destination directory")
-set(DEP_DOWNLOAD_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} CACHE PATH "Path for downloaded source packages.")
+set(DEP_DOWNLOAD_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/DL_CACHE CACHE PATH "Path for downloaded source packages.")
 
 option(DEP_DEBUG "Build debug variants (only applicable on Windows)" OFF)