diff --git a/cmake/dump_vars.cmake b/cmake/dump_vars.cmake
index 9da033573c..877e104ddf 100644
--- a/cmake/dump_vars.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dump_vars.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # include this macro to dump all variables:
 # include("cmake/dump_vars.cmake")
-get_cmake_property(_variableNames VARIABLES)
-foreach (_variableName ${_variableNames})
-    message(STATUS "${_variableName}=${${_variableName}}")
+
+message(STATUS "------------ BEGINN DUMP CMAKE VARS ---------------")
+get_property(_vars DIRECTORY PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+message(STATUS "------------ DUMP COMPILE_DEFINITIONS --------------")
+foreach (_var ${_vars})
+    message(STATUS "${_var}")
 endforeach()
+
+get_property(_vars DIRECTORY PROPERTY MACROS)
+message(STATUS "------------ DUMP MACROS --------------")
+foreach (_var ${_vars})
+    message(STATUS "${_var}")
+endforeach()
+
+get_property(_vars DIRECTORY PROPERTY VARIABLES)
+message(STATUS "------------ DUMP VARIABLES --------------")
+foreach (_var ${_vars})
+    message(STATUS "${_var}=${${_var}}")
+endforeach()
+
+message(STATUS "------------ END DUMP CMAKE VARS --------------")
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------