diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c326251ace..9e8a21feaf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -338,10 +338,9 @@ endif(NOT DISABLE_WX)
 ########################################
 # Pre-build events: Define configuration variables and write svnrev header
 #
-file(WRITE ./Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev.h
+file(WRITE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev.h
 	"#define SVN_REV_STR \"" ${DOLPHIN_WC_REVISION} "-" ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} "\"")
 
-
 ########################################
 # Start compiling our code
 #
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
index e1d9ed3889..0f5a216d5e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ if(WIN32)
 	set(SRCS ${SRCS} Src/ExtendedTrace.cpp Src/stdafx.cpp)
 endif(WIN32)
 
+include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Source/Core/Common/Src")
+
 add_library(common STATIC ${SRCS})
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
 	add_definitions(-fPIC)