diff --git a/buildout/python-2.4/buildout.cfg b/buildout/python-2.4/buildout.cfg
index dbd512d20cfa651702bd7928ea64b9520ae4b002..52532388a980d2be15761a2ef4e8a64d6174d2e2 100644
--- a/buildout/python-2.4/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout/python-2.4/buildout.cfg
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ parts =
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
 url =
   http://python.org/ftp/python/${buildout:python_version_full}/Python-${buildout:python_version_full}.tgz
+prefix = ${buildout:directory}/parts/python${buildout:python_version}
 configure-options =
   --enable-unicode=ucs4
   --with-threads
   --with-readline
-  --prefix=${buildout:directory}/parts/python${buildout:python_version}
-executable = ${buildout:directory}/parts/python${buildout:python_version}/bin/python${buildout:python_version}
+executable = ${:prefix}/bin/python${buildout:python_version}
 
 [pythonbin]
 recipe = plone.recipe.command