If the output path prefix is empty, the directory is going to exist.
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Check that the prefix sub-directory is not repeated.
-if(EXISTS "${CUR_BIN_DIR}/${NINJA_OUTPUT_PATH_PREFIX}")
+if(NINJA_OUTPUT_PATH_PREFIX AND EXISTS "${CUR_BIN_DIR}/${NINJA_OUTPUT_PATH_PREFIX}")
message(FATAL_ERROR
"no sub directory named after the CMAKE_NINJA_OUTPUT_PATH_PREFIX "
"should be in the binary directory."