diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index beb7a1109..594b009f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ macro(engine_update_git_lib)
 	cmake_parse_arguments(UPDATE "${_OPTIONS_ARGS}" "${_ONE_VALUE_ARGS}" "${_MULTI_VALUE_ARGS}" ${ARGN} )
 
 	if (NOT UPDATE_TARGETDIR)
-		set(UPDATE_TARGETDIR "contrib/libs/${UPDATE_LIB}")
+		set(UPDATE_TARGETDIR "${ROOT_DIR}/contrib/libs/${UPDATE_LIB}")
 	endif()
 
 	if (GIT_EXECUTABLE)
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ macro(engine_update_git_lib)
 endmacro()
 
 engine_update_git_lib(LIB simplecpp URL "https://github.com/danmar/simplecpp.git" COPY simplecpp.cpp simplecpp.h)
-engine_update_git_lib(LIB nuklear URL "https://github.com/danmar/simplecpp.git" COPY simplecpp.cpp simplecpp.h TARGETDIR src/modules/ui/nuklear/private)
+engine_update_git_lib(LIB nuklear URL "https://github.com/danmar/simplecpp.git" COPY simplecpp.cpp simplecpp.h TARGETDIR ${ROOT_DIR}/src/modules/ui/nuklear/private)
 # TODO cp $(UPDATEDIR)/nuklear.sync/demo/overview.c src/tests/testnuklear
-engine_update_git_lib(LIB json URL "https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git" COPY src/json.hpp TARGETDIR src/modules/core)
-engine_update_git_lib(LIB stringview URL "https://github.com/satoren/string_view.git" COPY string_view.hpp TARGETDIR contrib/libs/string_view)
-engine_update_git_lib(LIB voxelizer URL "https://github.com/karimnaaji/voxelizer.git" COPY voxelizer.h TARGETDIR src/tools/voxedit/ui/editorscene/)
+engine_update_git_lib(LIB json URL "https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git" COPY src/json.hpp TARGETDIR ${ROOT_DIR}/src/modules/core)
+engine_update_git_lib(LIB stringview URL "https://github.com/satoren/string_view.git" COPY string_view.hpp TARGETDIR ${ROOT_DIR}/contrib/libs/string_view)
+engine_update_git_lib(LIB voxelizer URL "https://github.com/karimnaaji/voxelizer.git" COPY voxelizer.h TARGETDIR ${ROOT_DIR}/src/tools/voxedit/ui/editorscene/)