diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
index e03095d..a714533 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
@@ -214,7 +214,10 @@
 	void extractBuildOptions(ref BuildSettings settings) const;
 
 	/// Adds the appropriate flag to set a target path
-	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform) const;
+	///
+	/// Params:
+	/// targetPath: If it's not null, it will be output to the given path. Else, the compiler will decide.
+	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string targetPath = null) const;
 
 	/// Invokes the compiler using the given flags
 	void invoke(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, void delegate(int, string) output_callback);
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index b4ef823..fc1faa9 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 		settings.dflags = newflags.data;
 	}
 
-	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform) const
+	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string tpath = null) const
 	{
 		final switch (settings.targetType) {
 			case TargetType.autodetect: assert(false, "Invalid target type: autodetect");
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@
 				break;
 		}
 
-		auto tpath = Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform);
-		settings.addDFlags("-of"~tpath.toNativeString());
+		if (tpath is null)
+			tpath = (Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform)).toNativeString();
+		settings.addDFlags("-of"~tpath);
 	}
 
 	void invoke(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
index c213d38..ae9f067 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 		settings.dflags = newflags.data;
 	}
 
-	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform) const
+	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string tpath = null) const
 	{
 		final switch (settings.targetType) {
 			case TargetType.autodetect: assert(false, "Invalid target type: autodetect");
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@
 				break;
 		}
 
-		auto tpath = Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform);
-		settings.addDFlags("-o", tpath.toNativeString());
+		if (tpath is null)
+			tpath = (Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform)).toNativeString();
+		settings.addDFlags("-o", tpath);
 	}
 
 	void invoke(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
index 0c39cec..196426a 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 		settings.dflags = newflags.data;
 	}
 
-	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform) const
+	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string tpath = null) const
 	{
 		final switch (settings.targetType) {
 			case TargetType.autodetect: assert(false, "Invalid target type: autodetect");
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@
 				break;
 		}
 
-		auto tpath = Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform);
-		settings.addDFlags("-of"~tpath.toNativeString());
+		if (tpath is null)
+			tpath = (Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform)).toNativeString();
+		settings.addDFlags("-of"~tpath);
 	}
 
 	void invoke(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index 9dee164..3e4e107 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -350,16 +350,17 @@
 	static string pathToObjName(string path) { return std.path.buildNormalizedPath(getcwd(), path~objSuffix)[1..$].replace("/", "."); }
 	/// Compile a single source file (srcFile), and write the object to objName.
 	static string compileUnit(string srcFile, string objName, BuildSettings bs, GeneratorSettings gs) {
-        Path tempobj = Path(bs.targetPath)~objName;
-        string objPath = tempobj.toNativeString();
-        bs.libs = null;
-        bs.lflags = null;
-        bs.addDFlags("-c", "-of"~objPath);
-        bs.sourceFiles = [ srcFile ];
-        gs.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(bs, BuildSetting.commandLine);
-        gs.compiler.invoke(bs, gs.platform, gs.compileCallback);
-        return objPath;
-    }
+		Path tempobj = Path(bs.targetPath)~objName;
+		string objPath = tempobj.toNativeString();
+		bs.libs = null;
+		bs.lflags = null;
+		bs.addDFlags("-c");
+		bs.sourceFiles = [ srcFile ];
+		gs.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(bs, BuildSetting.commandLine);
+		gs.compiler.setTarget(bs, gs.platform, objPath);
+		gs.compiler.invoke(bs, gs.platform, gs.compileCallback);
+		return objPath;
+	}
 
 	void buildWithCompiler(GeneratorSettings settings, BuildSettings buildsettings)
 	{