diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index a48105f9c3a..9d9eee01540 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ endif()
 
 execute_process(
     COMMAND ../tools/get_git_commit.sh
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT
 )