diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fed8704f..35fb7f82 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ message(STATUS "CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE='${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}'")
 find_package(Git)
 if(GIT_EXECUTABLE)
 	execute_process(
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" log -n 1 --pretty=%h
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_HASH
     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE