diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index a4ee63fb46..1ee6a1c870 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "cmake.buildDirectory": "${workspaceFolder}/build/dusk",
   "[c]": {
     "files.encoding": "utf8",
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd"