diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f8dc30c28b..d571d42d2a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ set(COMMON_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${COMMON_COMPILE_OPTIONS} -fstrict-overflow")
 ADD_CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG(CMAKE_C_FLAGS C_WARN_STRICT_OVERFLOW -Wstrict-overflow=1)
 ADD_CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS CXX_WARN_STRICT_OVERFLOW -Wstrict-overflow=1)
 
-if(EXISTS discord-rpc)
-    add_subdirectory(discord-rpc)
+if(EXISTS "${ROOT_DIR}/discord-rpc")
+    add_subdirectory("${ROOT_DIR}/discord-rpc")
     add_definitions(-D__ENABLE_DISCORD__)
-    include_directories(discord-rpc/include)
+    include_directories("${ROOT_DIR}/discord-rpc/include")
     set(HAVE_DISCORD_RPC TRUE)
     message("Building with discord-rpc support")
 else()