diff --git a/source/util/CMakeLists.txt b/source/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c42afcc51..6fa6e5f82f 100644
--- a/source/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+configure_file(src/version.c.in src/version.c)
 aux_source_directory(src UTIL_SRC)
 add_library(util STATIC ${UTIL_SRC})
 target_include_directories(
@@ -11,6 +12,4 @@ target_link_libraries(
     PUBLIC zlib
     PUBLIC lz4_static
     PUBLIC api
-)
-
-CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version.c.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version.c")
+)
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