diff --git a/CMakeModules/MinGWResourceCompiler.cmake b/CMakeModules/MinGWResourceCompiler.cmake
index d02c82a2c6..76253f1e84 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/MinGWResourceCompiler.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/MinGWResourceCompiler.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ macro(mingw_resource_compiler _NAME)
     dbg_msg("_IN: ${_IN}")
 
     # Output file.
-    set(_OUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_NAME}_rc.o")
+    set(_OUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/${_NAME}.dir/${_NAME}_rc.obj")
     dbg_msg("_OUT: ${_OUT}")
 
     # Include directories.
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ macro(mingw_resource_compiler _NAME)
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${_OUT}
         COMMAND windres.exe
         ARGS ${_ARGS}
+        COMMENT "Compiling ${_NAME} resource file."
         VERBATIM)
 
     # Set a NAME_RESOURCES variable
diff --git a/cvpcb/CMakeLists.txt b/cvpcb/CMakeLists.txt
index 891269496f..784bb4a5b9 100644
--- a/cvpcb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cvpcb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ set(CVPCB_EXTRA_SRCS
 
 if(WIN32)
     if(MINGW)
+        # CVPCB_RESOURCES variable is set by the macro.
         mingw_resource_compiler(cvpcb)
     else(MINGW)
         set(CVPCB_RESOURCES cvpcb.rc)
diff --git a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
index 30b91a033e..775ab62bfd 100644
--- a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ set(EESCHEMA_EXTRA_SRCS
 
 if(WIN32)
     if(MINGW)
+        # EESCHEMA_RESOURCES variable is set by the macro.
         mingw_resource_compiler(eeschema)
     else(MINGW)
         set(EESCHEMA_RESOURCES eeschema.rc)
diff --git a/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt b/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a91052439..65b154c7b5 100644
--- a/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ set(GERBVIEW_EXTRA_SRCS
 
 if(WIN32)
     if(MINGW)
+        # GERBVIEW_RESOURCES variable is set by the macro.
         mingw_resource_compiler(gerbview)
     else(MINGW)
         set(GERBVIEW_RESOURCES gerbview.rc)
diff --git a/kicad/CMakeLists.txt b/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
index d4a75adce9..2a11d9e4fd 100644
--- a/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ set(KICAD_SRCS
 
 if(WIN32)
     if(MINGW)
+        # KICAD_RESOURCES variable is set by the macro.
         mingw_resource_compiler(kicad)
     else(MINGW)
         set(KICAD_RESOURCES kicad.rc)
diff --git a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
index deec9ff836..0c17ebdc24 100644
--- a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ set(PCBNEW_EXTRA_SRCS
 
 if(WIN32)
     if(MINGW)
+        # PCBNEW_RESOURCES variable is set by the macro.
         mingw_resource_compiler(pcbnew)
     else(MINGW)
         set(PCBNEW_RESOURCES pcbnew.rc)