diff --git a/cmake/Conky.cmake b/cmake/Conky.cmake
index 1af6471c..2f560668 100644
--- a/cmake/Conky.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Conky.cmake
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ execute_process(COMMAND ${APP_UNAME} -sm
   OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
 execute_process(COMMAND ${APP_GIT} rev-parse --short HEAD
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
   RESULT_VARIABLE RETVAL
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_SHORT_SHA
   OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)