diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d72ed28..7d05ac6f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -343,10 +343,12 @@ message(STATUS "Configured C_FLAGS: ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${lib_dir})
 
-set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "_d")
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX) # NB: Allows for empty postfixes with -DCMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX=""
+    set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "_d")
+endif()
 
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Debug")
-    set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX "_d${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
+    set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX "${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX}${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}")
 endif()