diff --git a/commands/compile/compile.go b/commands/compile/compile.go
index 5a21f50518c..8e58f480b0e 100644
--- a/commands/compile/compile.go
+++ b/commands/compile/compile.go
@@ -305,37 +305,35 @@ func Compile(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.CompileRequest, outStream, errStream
 			return r, err
 		}
 
-		var exportPath *paths.Path
-		if exportDir := req.GetExportDir(); exportDir != "" {
-			exportPath = paths.New(exportDir)
-		} else {
+		exportPath := paths.New(req.GetExportDir())
+		if exportPath == nil {
 			// Add FQBN (without configs part) to export path
 			fqbnSuffix := strings.ReplaceAll(fqbn.StringWithoutConfig(), ":", ".")
 			exportPath = sk.FullPath.Join("build", fqbnSuffix)
 		}
-		logrus.WithField("path", exportPath).Trace("Saving sketch to export path.")
-		if err := exportPath.MkdirAll(); err != nil {
-			return r, &arduino.PermissionDeniedError{Message: tr("Error creating output dir"), Cause: err}
-		}
 
 		// Copy all "sketch.ino.*" artifacts to the export directory
-		baseName, ok := sketchBuilder.GetBuildProperties().GetOk("build.project_name") // == "sketch.ino"
-		if !ok {
-			return r, &arduino.MissingPlatformPropertyError{Property: "build.project_name"}
-		}
-		buildFiles, err := sketchBuilder.GetBuildPath().ReadDir()
-		if err != nil {
-			return r, &arduino.PermissionDeniedError{Message: tr("Error reading build directory"), Cause: err}
-		}
-		buildFiles.FilterPrefix(baseName)
-		for _, buildFile := range buildFiles {
-			exportedFile := exportPath.Join(buildFile.Base())
-			logrus.
-				WithField("src", buildFile).
-				WithField("dest", exportedFile).
-				Trace("Copying artifact.")
-			if err = buildFile.CopyTo(exportedFile); err != nil {
-				return r, &arduino.PermissionDeniedError{Message: tr("Error copying output file %s", buildFile), Cause: err}
+		if !buildPath.EqualsTo(exportPath) {
+			logrus.WithField("path", exportPath).Trace("Saving sketch to export path.")
+			if err := exportPath.MkdirAll(); err != nil {
+				return r, &arduino.PermissionDeniedError{Message: tr("Error creating output dir"), Cause: err}
+			}
+
+			baseName, ok := sketchBuilder.GetBuildProperties().GetOk("build.project_name") // == "sketch.ino"
+			if !ok {
+				return r, &arduino.MissingPlatformPropertyError{Property: "build.project_name"}
+			}
+			buildFiles, err := sketchBuilder.GetBuildPath().ReadDir()
+			if err != nil {
+				return r, &arduino.PermissionDeniedError{Message: tr("Error reading build directory"), Cause: err}
+			}
+			buildFiles.FilterPrefix(baseName)
+			for _, buildFile := range buildFiles {
+				exportedFile := exportPath.Join(buildFile.Base())
+				logrus.WithField("src", buildFile).WithField("dest", exportedFile).Trace("Copying artifact.")
+				if err = buildFile.CopyTo(exportedFile); err != nil {
+					return r, &arduino.PermissionDeniedError{Message: tr("Error copying output file %s", buildFile), Cause: err}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/integrationtest/compile_1/compile_test.go b/internal/integrationtest/compile_1/compile_test.go
index 2815afaabe6..b334e392cd3 100644
--- a/internal/integrationtest/compile_1/compile_test.go
+++ b/internal/integrationtest/compile_1/compile_test.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func TestCompile(t *testing.T) {
 		{"WithFakeSecureBootCore", compileWithFakeSecureBootCore},
 		{"PreprocessFlagDoNotMessUpWithOutput", preprocessFlagDoNotMessUpWithOutput},
 		{"WithCustomBuildPath", buildWithCustomBuildPath},
+		{"WithCustomBuildPathAndOUtputDirFlag", buildWithCustomBuildPathAndOUtputDirFlag},
 	}.Run(t, env, cli)
 }
 
@@ -1227,3 +1228,34 @@ func buildWithCustomBuildPath(t *testing.T, env *integrationtest.Environment, cl
 		require.Error(t, err)
 	})
 }
+
+func buildWithCustomBuildPathAndOUtputDirFlag(t *testing.T, env *integrationtest.Environment, cli *integrationtest.ArduinoCLI) {
+	fqbn := "arduino:avr:uno"
+	sketchName := "bare_minimum"
+	sketchPath := cli.SketchbookDir().Join(sketchName)
+	defer sketchPath.RemoveAll()
+
+	// Create a test sketch
+	_, _, err := cli.Run("sketch", "new", sketchPath.String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	buildPath := cli.DataDir().Join("test_dir", "build_dir")
+	outputDirPath := buildPath
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("compile", "-b", fqbn, sketchPath.String(), "--build-path", buildPath.String(), "--output-dir", outputDirPath.String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Verifies that output binaries are not empty.
+	require.DirExists(t, buildPath.String())
+	files := []*paths.Path{
+		buildPath.Join(sketchName + ".ino.eep"),
+		buildPath.Join(sketchName + ".ino.elf"),
+		buildPath.Join(sketchName + ".ino.hex"),
+		buildPath.Join(sketchName + ".ino.with_bootloader.bin"),
+		buildPath.Join(sketchName + ".ino.with_bootloader.hex"),
+	}
+	for _, file := range files {
+		content, err := file.ReadFile()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, content)
+	}
+}