diff --git a/cmake.cmake b/cmake.cmake
index 2cdf085..5e4b7c7 100644
--- a/cmake.cmake
+++ b/cmake.cmake
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ endfunction(_SET_GITVERSION_CMAKE_VARIABLE)
 ######################################################
 function(TARGET_GIT_VERSION_INIT TARGET)
   _CREATE_GIT_VERSION_FILE()
-  TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${TARGET} PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/messmer_gitversion")
+  TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${TARGET} PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/messmer_gitversion>)
   _SET_GITVERSION_CMAKE_VARIABLE(GITVERSION_VERSION_STRING)
 endfunction(TARGET_GIT_VERSION_INIT)