diff --git a/cmake/externals/boostconfig/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/boostconfig/CMakeLists.txt
index 8494bb0114..ed3413a894 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/boostconfig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/boostconfig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ ExternalProject_Get_Property(${EXTERNAL_NAME} SOURCE_DIR)
 
 set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SOURCE_DIR}/include CACHE TYPE INTERNAL)
 
+set_target_properties(${EXTERNAL_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER "hidden/externals")