diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index f1f5c8557e7ffc..a39c86b11c6505 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -783,7 +783,10 @@ clinic-tests: check-clean-src $(srcdir)/Lib/test/clinic.test.c
 
 # Build the interpreter
 $(BUILDPYTHON):	Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_DEPS)
-	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
+	@ # gh-103053: Use "-o $(BUILDPYTHON)" instead of "-o $@".
+	@ # On FreeBSD when Python is built out of tree, $@ contains the source
+	@ # directory, whereas the build directory is expected.
+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $(BUILDPYTHON) Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
 
 platform: $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD_DEPS) pybuilddir.txt
 	$(RUNSHARED) $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -c 'import sys ; from sysconfig import get_platform ; print("%s-%d.%d" % (get_platform(), *sys.version_info[:2]))' >platform
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-10-06-01-35-22.gh-issue-103053.qyJ0ru.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-10-06-01-35-22.gh-issue-103053.qyJ0ru.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a1fc76a5a88cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-10-06-01-35-22.gh-issue-103053.qyJ0ru.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+On FreeBSD when Python is built out of tree, the "python" program was
+created in the source directory instead of build directory. Fix the Makefile
+to write the "python" program in the build directory. Patch by Victor
+Stinner.