diff --git a/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake b/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
index 7d68d45259..760b6a700f 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
+++ b/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
+set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/@ROOT_NAME@)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
     URLS "@URL@"
     FILENAME "@FILENAME@"
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
 vcpkg_extract_source_archive(${ARCHIVE})
 
 vcpkg_configure_cmake(
-    SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/@ROOT_NAME@
+    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
     # OPTIONS -DUSE_THIS_IN_ALL_BUILDS=1 -DUSE_THIS_TOO=2
     # OPTIONS_RELEASE -DOPTIMIZE=1
     # OPTIONS_DEBUG -DDEBUGGABLE=1
@@ -26,5 +27,5 @@ vcpkg_build_cmake()
 vcpkg_install_cmake()
 
 # Handle copyright
-#file(COPY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/@ROOT_NAME@/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/@PORT@)
+#file(COPY ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/@PORT@)
 #file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/@PORT@/LICENSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/@PORT@/copyright)
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