diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 53b1e448355..048600f9808 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-add_definitions(-DPROJECT_ROOT_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+add_definitions(-DPROJECT_ROOT_DIR="${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
 include(cmake/install_tbb.cmake)