diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5771898f35..ddf13f572c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ add_library(${CoreLibName} ${CoreLinkType}
 	${CORE_NEON}
 	${GPU_SOURCES}
 	ext/disarm.cpp
-	git-version.cpp
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/git-version.cpp
 )
 
 if(ANDROID)
@@ -2133,10 +2133,11 @@ endif()
 
 add_custom_command(OUTPUT something_that_never_exists
 	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DSOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+		-DOUTPUT_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 		-P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/git-version.cmake
 	${WIN_VERSION_CMD})
 
-set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/git-version.cpp
+set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/git-version.cpp
 	PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE
 	SKIP_AUTOMOC ON)
 add_dependencies(${CoreLibName} GitVersion)
diff --git a/git-version.cmake b/git-version.cmake
index efd4983b8c..21946d83b2 100644
--- a/git-version.cmake
+++ b/git-version.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set(GIT_VERSION_FILE "${SOURCE_DIR}/git-version.cpp")
+set(GIT_VERSION_FILE "${OUTPUT_DIR}/git-version.cpp")
 set(GIT_VERSION "unknown")
 set(GIT_VERSION_UPDATE "1")