diff --git a/tests/ubench/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/ubench/CMakeLists.txt
index 27e92ffb1a76560f67990e5414a19e4df8aac8fe..fca1b3898f238d0a437c635dba2d8b014489dc8f 100644
--- a/tests/ubench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/ubench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if(NOT EXISTS "${gbench_src_dir}/.git")
         message(STATUS "Updating the google-benchmark submodule ${gbench_src_dir}")
         execute_process(
             COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" submodule update --init "${gbench_src_dir}"
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
             ERROR_VARIABLE git_error
             RESULT_VARIABLE git_result)
         if(NOT git_result EQUAL 0)