diff --git a/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp b/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
index 46e6bcd41b3..02f2928bf9c 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ void XcodeProvider::setupFrameworksBuildPhase(const BuildSetup &setup) {
 
 	std::string absoluteOutputDir;
 #ifdef POSIX
-	absoluteOutputDir = realpath((setup.outputDir + "/lib").c_str(), NULL);
+	absoluteOutputDir = realpath(setup.outputDir.c_str(), NULL);
+    absoluteOutputDir += "/lib";
 #else
 	absoluteOutputDir = "lib";
 #endif