diff --git a/cmake/Platform/Common/runtime_dependencies_common.cmake.in b/cmake/Platform/Common/runtime_dependencies_common.cmake.in
index b49bb439f2..fcf8d75291 100644
--- a/cmake/Platform/Common/runtime_dependencies_common.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/Platform/Common/runtime_dependencies_common.cmake.in
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@ function(ly_copy source_file target_directory)
     get_filename_component(target_filename "${source_file}" NAME)
     cmake_path(COMPARE "${source_file}" EQUAL "${target_directory}/${target_filename}" same_location)
     if(NOT ${same_location})
-        if(NOT EXISTS "${target_directory}")
-            file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${target_directory}")
-        endif()
+        file(LOCK ${target_directory}/${target_filename}.lock GUARD FUNCTION TIMEOUT 300)
         if("${source_file}" IS_NEWER_THAN "${target_directory}/${target_filename}")
             file(COPY "${source_file}" DESTINATION "${target_directory}" FILE_PERMISSIONS @LY_COPY_PERMISSIONS@ FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN)
         endif()
     endif()    
 endfunction()
 
-file(LOCK "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/runtimedependencies.lock" TIMEOUT 300)
 @LY_COPY_COMMANDS@