diff --git a/PreLoad.cmake b/PreLoad.cmake
index 59de559de5a..e74be692797 100644
--- a/PreLoad.cmake
+++ b/PreLoad.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 
-#message("PreLoad.cmake ...")
+# small trick to get the real source directory at this stage
+STRING(REPLACE "/PreLoad.cmake" "" REACTOS_HOME_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE})
 
-SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/Modules" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+#message("/PreLoad.cmake ... ${REACTOS_HOME_DIR}")
+
+SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${REACTOS_HOME_DIR}/cmake/Modules" CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
 #message("CMAKE_MODULE_PATH = ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}")