diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3715beb6ba..fde3f858f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ ifneq ($(words $(GIT_DESC)),1)
     GIT_DESC := "unknown_git_version"
 endif
 
-$(shell echo "#include \"git_version.h\"" > src/modules/systemlib/git_version.c)
-$(shell echo "const char* px4_git_version = \"$(GIT_DESC)\";" >> src/modules/systemlib/git_version.c)
+$(shell echo "#include <systemlib/git_version.h>" > $(BUILD_DIR)git_version.c)
+$(shell echo "const char* px4_git_version = \"$(GIT_DESC)\";" >> $(BUILD_DIR)git_version.c)
 
 #
 # Canned firmware configurations that we (know how to) build.
diff --git a/src/modules/systemlib/.gitignore b/src/modules/systemlib/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 58031bb131..0000000000
--- a/src/modules/systemlib/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-git_version.c
diff --git a/src/modules/systemlib/module.mk b/src/modules/systemlib/module.mk
index 40b7723107..ff409fa473 100644
--- a/src/modules/systemlib/module.mk
+++ b/src/modules/systemlib/module.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ SRCS		 = err.c \
 		   circuit_breaker.cpp \
 		   circuit_breaker_params.c \
 		   mcu_version.c \
-		   git_version.c
+		   $(BUILD_DIR)git_version.c
 
 MAXOPTIMIZATION	 = -Os