diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 574225ca9..9babcfa3a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ project(imhex VERSION ${IMHEX_VERSION})
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
+set(IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 include("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/build_helpers.cmake")
 
 # List plugin names here. Project name must match folder name
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
index 5195b077f..d2c1bd457 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set_target_properties(microtar PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../external/nativefiledialog ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/external/nativefiledialog EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 set_target_properties(nfd PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
-set(LIBROMFS_RESOURCE_LOCATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/resources)
+set(LIBROMFS_RESOURCE_LOCATION ${IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER}/res/resources)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../external/libromfs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/external/libromfs EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 set_target_properties(libromfs PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)