diff --git a/externals/nx_tzdb/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/nx_tzdb/CMakeLists.txt
index b6f3e3531d..327ed7886a 100644
--- a/externals/nx_tzdb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/nx_tzdb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows" OR ANDROID)
 endif()
 
 set(NX_TZDB_VERSION "250725")
-set(NX_TZDB_ARCHIVE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${NX_TZDB_VERSION}.zip")
+set(NX_TZDB_ARCHIVE "${CPM_SOURCE_CACHE}/nx_tzdb/${NX_TZDB_VERSION}.zip")
 
-set(NX_TZDB_ROMFS_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/nx_tzdb")
+set(NX_TZDB_ROMFS_DIR "${CPM_SOURCE_CACHE}/nx_tzdb/tz")
 
 if ((NOT CAN_BUILD_NX_TZDB OR YUZU_DOWNLOAD_TIME_ZONE_DATA) AND NOT EXISTS ${NX_TZDB_ROMFS_DIR})
     set(NX_TZDB_DOWNLOAD_URL "https://github.com/crueter/tzdb_to_nx/releases/download/${NX_TZDB_VERSION}/${NX_TZDB_VERSION}.zip")