diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index 7be920d6c..6c2b8b207 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -3408,9 +3408,9 @@ const char* cmMakefile::GetHomeOutputDirectory() const
   return this->HomeOutputDirectory.c_str();
 }
 
-void cmMakefile::SetHomeOutputDirectory(const std::string& lib)
+void cmMakefile::SetHomeOutputDirectory(const std::string& dir)
 {
-  this->HomeOutputDirectory = lib;
+  this->HomeOutputDirectory = dir;
   cmSystemTools::ConvertToUnixSlashes(this->HomeOutputDirectory);
   this->AddDefinition("CMAKE_BINARY_DIR", this->GetHomeOutputDirectory());
   if ( !this->GetDefinition("CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR") )
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.h b/Source/cmMakefile.h
index 73d6910a9..8da2ccdd3 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.h
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.h
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ public:
    */
   void SetHomeDirectory(const std::string& dir);
   const char* GetHomeDirectory() const;
-  void SetHomeOutputDirectory(const std::string& lib);
+  void SetHomeOutputDirectory(const std::string& dir);
   const char* GetHomeOutputDirectory() const;
   //@}
 
@@ -476,9 +476,9 @@ public:
     {
       return this->cmStartDirectory.c_str();
     }
-  void SetStartOutputDirectory(const std::string& lib)
+  void SetStartOutputDirectory(const std::string& dir)
     {
-      this->StartOutputDirectory = lib;
+      this->StartOutputDirectory = dir;
       cmSystemTools::ConvertToUnixSlashes(this->StartOutputDirectory);
       this->StartOutputDirectory =
         cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(this->StartOutputDirectory);