diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8da761e07..13a8d9285 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 execute_process(COMMAND git describe --always --tags --dirty
                 OUTPUT_VARIABLE ADF_VER
-                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 add_definitions(-DADF_VER=\"${ADF_VER}\")
 
 if(NOT DEFINED ENV{IDF_PATH})