diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cf0ee0b58..7adac882d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ set(ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_BUILTINS "")
 message(STATUS "ROCKSDB PLUGINS TO BUILD ${ROCKSDB_PLUGINS}")
 list(APPEND PLUGINS ${ROCKSDB_PLUGINS})
 foreach(PLUGIN IN LISTS PLUGINS)
-  set(PLUGIN_ROOT "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/plugin/${PLUGIN}/")
+  set(PLUGIN_ROOT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/plugin/${PLUGIN}/")
   message("including rocksb plugin ${PLUGIN_ROOT}")
   set(PLUGINMKFILE "${PLUGIN_ROOT}${PLUGIN}.mk")
   if (NOT EXISTS ${PLUGINMKFILE})