diff --git a/cmake/configure_musrfit_version_file.cmake.in b/cmake/configure_musrfit_version_file.cmake.in
index 48c913d6..ba51025a 100644
--- a/cmake/configure_musrfit_version_file.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/configure_musrfit_version_file.cmake.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set(MUSRFIT_VERSION "@MUSRFIT_VERSION@")
 # Get the current working branch
 execute_process(
   COMMAND git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SRC_DIR}
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_BRANCH
   OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 )
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ execute_process(
 # Get the latest abbreviated commit hash of the working branch
 execute_process(
   COMMAND git log -1 --pretty="%h, %ci"
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SRC_DIR}
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_CURRENT_SHA1
   OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 )