diff --git a/changelog/improved-ldc-cross-compile.dd b/changelog/improved-ldc-cross-compile.dd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ddaf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/improved-ldc-cross-compile.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Improve ldc cross compilation
+
+Enables co-existence and parallel compilation of the same project with different settings (e.g. cross compilation) by moving `.dub/obj` to `$DUB_TARGET_PATH/obj`.
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diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
index b92cbea..7d018c9 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 
 	void prepareBuildSettings(ref BuildSettings settings, const scope ref BuildPlatform platform, BuildSetting fields = BuildSetting.all) const
 	{
+		import std.format : format;
 		enforceBuildRequirements(settings);
 
 		if (!(fields & BuildSetting.options)) {
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@
 		}
 
 		// since LDC always outputs multiple object files, avoid conflicts by default
-		settings.addDFlags("--oq", "-od=.dub/obj");
+		settings.addDFlags("--oq", format("-od=%s/obj", settings.targetPath));
 
 		if (!(fields & BuildSetting.versions)) {
 			settings.addDFlags(settings.versions.map!(s => "-d-version="~s)().array());
diff --git a/source/dub/dub.d b/source/dub/dub.d
index f5b4699..e88ece2 100644
--- a/source/dub/dub.d
+++ b/source/dub/dub.d
@@ -820,7 +820,6 @@
 		// TODO: clear target files and copy files
 
 		if (existsFile(path ~ ".dub/build")) rmdirRecurse((path ~ ".dub/build").toNativeString());
-		if (existsFile(path ~ ".dub/obj")) rmdirRecurse((path ~ ".dub/obj").toNativeString());
 		if (existsFile(path ~ ".dub/metadata_cache.json")) std.file.remove((path ~ ".dub/metadata_cache.json").toNativeString());
 
 		auto p = Package.load(path);
diff --git a/test/removed-dub-obj.sh b/test/removed-dub-obj.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3686c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/removed-dub-obj.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+. $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/common.sh
+cd ${CURR_DIR}/removed-dub-obj
+rm -rf .dub
+
+${DUB} build --compiler=${DC}
+
+[ -d ".dub/obj" ] && die $LINENO '.dub/obj was found'
+
+if [[ ${DC} == *"ldc"* ]]; then
+    [ -f .dub/build/library-*ldc*/obj/test.o* ] || die $LINENO '.dub/build/library-*ldc*/obj/test.o* was not found'
+fi
+
+exit 0
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diff --git a/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_build b/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_build
diff --git a/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_run b/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_run
diff --git a/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_test b/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/removed-dub-obj/.no_test
diff --git a/test/removed-dub-obj/dub.sdl b/test/removed-dub-obj/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86660c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/removed-dub-obj/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name "removed-dub-obj"
+
+targetType "staticLibrary"
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diff --git a/test/removed-dub-obj/source/test.d b/test/removed-dub-obj/source/test.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6e2276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/removed-dub-obj/source/test.d
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module test;
+
+unittest
+{
+    assert(true);
+}
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