diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/libarea/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/CAM/libarea/CMakeLists.txt
index 7616f54b99..00aff760c1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/libarea/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/libarea/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ link_directories(${OCC_LIBRARY_DIR})
 if(NOT FREECAD_USE_PYBIND11)
     if(NOT FREECAD_LIBPACK_USE OR FREECAD_LIBPACK_CHECKFILE_CLBUNDLER)
         # boost-python >= 1.67 on some platforms has suffix
-        set(BOOST_PY_SUFFIX ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR})
+        if (FORCE_BOOST_PY_SUFFIX)
+            set(BOOST_PY_SUFFIX ${FORCE_BOOST_PY_SUFFIX})
+        else ()
+            set(BOOST_PY_SUFFIX ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR})
+        endif ()
 
         find_package( Boost COMPONENTS python${BOOST_PY_SUFFIX} )
         if (NOT Boost_PYTHON${BOOST_PY_SUFFIX}_FOUND)
diff --git a/src/Mod/MeshPart/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/MeshPart/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 541c69744b..ec9581f5da 100644
--- a/src/Mod/MeshPart/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/MeshPart/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ if (BUILD_FLAT_MESH)
     else()
         if(NOT FREECAD_LIBPACK_USE OR FREECAD_LIBPACK_CHECKFILE_CLBUNDLER)
             # boost-python >= 1.67 on some platforms has suffix
-            set(BOOST_PY_SUFFIX ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR})
+            if (FORCE_BOOST_PY_SUFFIX)
+                set(BOOST_PY_SUFFIX ${FORCE_BOOST_PY_SUFFIX})
+            else ()
+                set(BOOST_PY_SUFFIX ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR})
+            endif ()
 
             find_package( Boost COMPONENTS python${BOOST_PY_SUFFIX} )
             if (NOT Boost_PYTHON${BOOST_PY_SUFFIX}_FOUND)