diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 270080ff5fba46aa5dcd260be20af0046b1519a5..6521c3016ef73d6900fad3cf10f73eb183d019e4 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ PKG_CONFIG_USE_DEPENDENCY(${LIBRARY_NAME} eigenpy)
 
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIBRARY_NAME} PROPERTIES
   PREFIX ""
+  SUFFIX "${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}"
   LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME ${LIBRARY_NAME})
 
-SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIBRARY_NAME} PROPERTIES SUFFIX "${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}")
-
 INSTALL(TARGETS ${LIBRARY_NAME}
   DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITELIB})