diff --git a/contrib/run_clippy.py b/contrib/run_clippy.py
index 9b3448896..054a61098 100755
--- a/contrib/run_clippy.py
+++ b/contrib/run_clippy.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "--workspace",
     "--all-features",
     "--all-targets",
+    "--target-dir", "target/clippy",
 ]
 
 # Exclude dash-fuzz on Windows (honggfuzz doesn't support Windows)
diff --git a/contrib/verify_ffi.py b/contrib/verify_ffi.py
index a4d0393f2..e591b4460 100755
--- a/contrib/verify_ffi.py
+++ b/contrib/verify_ffi.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ def build_ffi_crates(repo_root: Path) -> bool:
     """Build all FFI crates to regenerate headers."""
     print("  Building FFI crates...")
     result = subprocess.run(
-        ["cargo", "build", "--quiet"] + [f"-p={crate}" for crate in FFI_CRATES],
+        ["cargo", "build", "--quiet", "--target-dir", "target/verify-ffi"]
+        + [f"-p={crate}" for crate in FFI_CRATES],
         cwd=repo_root,
         capture_output=True,
         text=True