diff --git a/screenshare/CMakeLists.txt b/screenshare/CMakeLists.txt
index d19535b238..debe8a5fe6 100644
--- a/screenshare/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/screenshare/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ add_custom_target(${TARGET_NAME}-npm-install
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 add_custom_target(${TARGET_NAME}
-	COMMAND npm run packager
+	COMMAND npm run packager -- --out ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 	DEPENDS ${TARGET_NAME}-npm-install
 )
diff --git a/screenshare/packager.js b/screenshare/packager.js
index 5a8e4fb082..f64198cb34 100644
--- a/screenshare/packager.js
+++ b/screenshare/packager.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var packager = require('electron-packager');
 var osType = require('os').type();
+var argv = require('yargs').argv;
 
 var platform = null;
 if (osType == "Darwin" || osType == "Linux") {
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ if (osType == "Darwin") {
     }
 }
 
+// check if we were passed a custom out directory, pass it along if so
+if (argv.out) {
+    options.out = argv.out
+}
+
 // call the packager to produce the executable
 packager(options)
     .then(appPath => {