diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 76aaef7..90d57b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 target/
+build/
 Makefile
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3cf251d..3b67f2d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ persistent = $(if $(filter $(enable_persistent),yes),True,False)
 all: $(builddir) $(outputs)
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf $(outdir)
+	rm -rf $(outdir) $(builddir)
 
 distprep: $(distdir)
 	cp -a configure		$(distdir)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ distprep: $(distdir)
 	cp -a LICENSE		$(distdir)
 	cp -a README.md		$(distdir)
 	cp -a VERSION		$(distdir)
-	cp -a src			$(distdir)
+	cp -a src		$(distdir)
 
 dist: $(tarball)
 
@@ -63,20 +63,7 @@ test: all
 	cargo test
 
 build: all
-	cargo build --release
-	cp -a target/release/systemd-crontab-generator \
-		target/release/crontab \
-		target/release/remove-stale-stamps \
-		target/release/mail-on-failure \
-		target/release/boot-delay \
-		$(builddir)/bin/
-	cp -a target/release/build/systemd-crontab-generator-*/out/*.target \
-		target/release/build/systemd-crontab-generator-*/out/*.service \
-		target/release/build/systemd-crontab-generator-*/out/*.timer \
-		target/release/build/systemd-crontab-generator-*/out/*.path \
-		$(builddir)/units/
-	cp -a target/release/build/systemd-crontab-generator-*/out/*.[1578] \
-		$(builddir)/man/
+	cargo install --path . --root $(builddir)
 
 install: build
 	install -m2755 -g `getent group cron || echo root` -s -D $(builddir)/bin/crontab $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/crontab
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 10d0996..4861770 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ extern crate rustc_serialize;
 
 use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::fs::{self, File, create_dir_all};
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ static MAN_DIR: &'static str = "man";
 
 fn main() {
     let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
-    let output = Path::new(&*out_dir);
+    let units_out_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+    let output = Path::new(&*units_out_dir).join("out").join("build");
+
+    create_dir_all(output.join("units")).unwrap();
+    create_dir_all(output.join("man")).unwrap();
 
     let data = build_render_data();
 
@@ -33,15 +37,15 @@ fn main() {
         for schedule_unit in [ "target", "timer", "service" ].iter() {
             compile_template(
                 format!("{}/cron-schedule.{}.in", UNITS_DIR, schedule_unit),
-                output.join(format!("cron-{}.{}", schedule, schedule_unit)),
+                output.join("units").join(format!("cron-{}.{}", schedule, schedule_unit)),
                 &data);
         }
     }
 
     data.as_object_mut().unwrap().insert("schedules".to_owned(), schedules.to_json());
 
-    compile_templates(UNITS_DIR, output, &data);
-    compile_templates(MAN_DIR, output, &data);
+    compile_templates(UNITS_DIR, output.join("units"), &data);
+    compile_templates(MAN_DIR, output.join("man"), &data);
 }
 
 fn compile_template<S: AsRef<Path>, T: AsRef<Path>>(source_file: S, target_file: T, data: &Json) {