diff --git a/scripts/generate_git_version.sh b/scripts/generate_git_version.sh
index 49e07a0..12c67d0 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_git_version.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate_git_version.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 INC_DIR=$1
 
+# Go to the directory where the script is
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
 GIT_VERSION=$(git describe --always --tags --long)
 
 echo "#define SEQWISH_GIT_VERSION" \"$GIT_VERSION\" > $1/seqwish_git_version.hpp.tmp