diff --git a/x-pack/qa/openldap-tests/build.gradle b/x-pack/qa/openldap-tests/build.gradle
index 6aef9fa28921f..24976ab6113ab 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/openldap-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/x-pack/qa/openldap-tests/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ task openLdapFixture {
     dependsOn "vagrantCheckVersion", "virtualboxCheckVersion", idpFixtureProject.up
 }
 
-String outputDir = "generated-resources/${project.name}"
+String outputDir = "${project.buildDir}/generated-resources/${project.name}"
 task copyIdpTrust(type: Copy) {
     from idpFixtureProject.file('src/main/resources/certs/idptrust.jks');
     into outputDir
diff --git a/x-pack/qa/saml-idp-tests/build.gradle b/x-pack/qa/saml-idp-tests/build.gradle
index 251311fe8cd0a..ebb0d88991ff6 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/saml-idp-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/x-pack/qa/saml-idp-tests/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ task idpFixture {
     dependsOn "vagrantCheckVersion", "virtualboxCheckVersion", idpFixtureProject.up
 }
 
-String outputDir = "generated-resources/${project.name}"
+String outputDir = "${project.buildDir}/generated-resources/${project.name}"
 task copyIdpCertificate(type: Copy) {
     from idpFixtureProject.file('src/main/resources/certs/ca.crt');
     into outputDir