diff --git a/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt b/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c23dcb1b4..d626d9327c 100644
--- a/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(COMGR_CPP device/comgrctx.cpp)
 
-add_subdirectory(elf/utils/libelf "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libelf" )
+add_subdirectory(elf/utils/libelf)
 
 set(oclruntime_src
   thread/thread.cpp