diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c6cd6c3d4..10c65a167 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 set(CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 
 # Set EXE names so the assets CMakeLists can refer to its target
-set(SRB2_SDL2_EXE_NAME ringracers CACHE STRING "Executable binary output name")
+set(SRB2_SDL2_EXE_NAME "" CACHE STRING "Override executable binary output name")
 set(SRB2_SDL2_EXE_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Optional executable suffix, separated by an underscore")
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src)
@@ -170,10 +170,16 @@ set(SRB2_COMP_REVISION "${SRB2_COMP_COMMIT}")
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/config.h.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/config.h)
 
 
-list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS ${SRB2_SDL2_EXE_NAME})
-if(NOT "${SRB2_GIT_BRANCH}" STREQUAL "master")
-	list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS ${SRB2_GIT_BRANCH})
+if("${SRB2_SDL2_EXE_NAME}" STREQUAL "")
+	list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS "ringracers")
+
+	if(NOT "${SRB2_GIT_BRANCH}" STREQUAL "master")
+		list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS ${SRB2_GIT_BRANCH})
+	endif()
+else()
+	list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS ${SRB2_SDL2_EXE_NAME})
 endif()
+
 list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS ${SRB2_SDL2_EXE_SUFFIX})
 
 list(JOIN EXE_NAME_PARTS "_" EXE_NAME)