diff --git a/sourcedoc/CMakeLists.txt b/sourcedoc/CMakeLists.txt
index d8ef973e9b..61408bf86a 100644
--- a/sourcedoc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sourcedoc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ if(DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE MATCHES "-NOTFOUND")
 else()
   set(VERSION ${PACKAGE_VERSION})
   set(top_srcdir "${TOP_SRC_DIR}")
-  configure_file("${TOP_SRC_DIR}/sourcedoc/Doxyfile.in" Doxyfile @ONLY)
+  configure_file("${TOP_SRC_DIR}/sourcedoc/Doxyfile.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Doxyfile" @ONLY)
   add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT doxy_created
-    COMMAND ${DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE} Doxyfile
+    COMMAND ${DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Doxyfile"
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch doxy_created
-    DEPENDS Doxyfile
+    DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Doxyfile"
   )
   add_custom_target(doxydoc DEPENDS doxy_created)
 endif()