diff --git a/cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake b/cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake
index d47caa836..6e3240979 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake
@@ -222,11 +222,15 @@ MACRO(SET_BIN_DIR ProjectName OutputName)
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
+        set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
+        set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${ARGV2})
     else(${ARGC} GREATER 2)
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
         set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
+        set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
+        set_target_properties(${ProjectName} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
     endif(${ARGC} GREATER 2)
 
     if(WIN32)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/libarea/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Path/libarea/CMakeLists.txt
index c034421cb..8af483026 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/libarea/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/libarea/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ add_library(
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(area ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-set_target_properties(area PROPERTIES PREFIX "") 
+
+SET_BIN_DIR(area area)
+SET_PYTHON_PREFIX_SUFFIX(area)
 
 # this figures out where to install the Python modules
 execute_process(