diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2df2a2f0cb..35f1cc6953 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED OVERTE_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
 endif()
 
 if(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST)
+    set(CMAKE_PLATFORM_INFO_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
     include(CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler)
 
     if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")