diff --git a/releng/build-scripts/build/OT-Compiler/customTargets.xml b/releng/build-scripts/build/OT-Compiler/customTargets.xml
index d1961a6..e06791f 100644
--- a/releng/build-scripts/build/OT-Compiler/customTargets.xml
+++ b/releng/build-scripts/build/OT-Compiler/customTargets.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 	<property file="${buildDirectory}/version.properties"/>
 	<property name="buildLabel" value="${buildType}-${featureVersion}"/>
 	<property name="buildId" value="${featureVersion}"/>
-	<property name="build.result.folder" value="${user.dir}" />
 
 	
 	
diff --git a/releng/build-scripts/build/build.xml b/releng/build-scripts/build/build.xml
index f68ce9f..ba33a01 100644
--- a/releng/build-scripts/build/build.xml
+++ b/releng/build-scripts/build/build.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 		
 		<!--this property required as of Eclipse 3.0 stream builds > 20031126 -->
 		<property name="buildingOSGi" value="true" />
+		
+		<!--let ecotj be generated into a "safe" location: -->
+		<property name="build.result.folder" value="${user.dir}" />
 
 		<!--run the pde-build for the specified ${builder} (OT-Compiler or OTDT-Build) -->
 		<ant antfile="build.xml" dir="${baseLocation}/${run.eclipseScriptDir}" />