diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee956c64721..efa07fd492a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 ############### VERSION #####################
-FILE(STRINGS "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/NEWS" NEWS LIMIT_COUNT 5)
+FILE(STRINGS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/NEWS" NEWS LIMIT_COUNT 5)
 STRING(REGEX REPLACE ".*SHOGUN Release version ([0-9.]*).*" "\\1" VERSION "${NEWS}")
 STRING(REGEX REPLACE ".*SHOGUN Release version.*\\(libshogun ([0-9.]*).*" "\\1" LIBSHOGUNVER "${NEWS}")
 STRING(REGEX REPLACE ".*SHOGUN Release version.*\\(libshogun ([0-9]*).*" "\\1" LIBSHOGUNSO "${NEWS}")