diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b3ce5fded..b8ce56a03 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ add_custom_target(version-info ALL
 	-DCONFIG_FILE=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/core/version.c.in
 	-DOUT_FILE=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.c
 	-P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.cmake
-	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.cmake)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/core/version.c.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.c)
diff --git a/version.cmake b/version.cmake
index 7c750a47d..5e44ab4a3 100644
--- a/version.cmake
+++ b/version.cmake
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ set(SUMMARY "${PROJECT_NAME} Game Boy Advance Emulator")
 
 find_program(GIT git)
 if(GIT AND NOT SKIP_GIT)
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} describe --always --abbrev=40 --dirty WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} describe --always --dirty WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_SHORT ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} symbolic-ref --short HEAD WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_BRANCH ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} rev-list HEAD --count WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_REV ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} describe --tag --exact-match WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_TAG ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} describe --always --abbrev=40 --dirty WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} describe --always --dirty WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_SHORT ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} symbolic-ref --short HEAD WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_BRANCH ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} rev-list HEAD --count WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_REV ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+	execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT} describe --tag --exact-match WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_TAG ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT GIT_REV)