diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 00e7c3c..2f85a4b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ set (DETECT_OPENSSL "ON" CACHE STRING "Detect OPENSSL")
 set(LIVE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/live)
 if (NOT EXISTS ${LIVE})
     file (DOWNLOAD http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/live555-latest.tar.gz ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/live555.tar.gz )
-    EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xvf ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/live555.tar.gz  RESULT_VARIABLE unpack_result)
-    if(NOT unpack_result STREQUAL "0")
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${LIVE})
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xvf ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/live555.tar.gz WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} RESULT_VARIABLE unpack_result)
+    if(NOT unpack_result EQUAL "0")
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Fetching live555 failed!")
     endif()
 endif()