diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c36ded022e..753fa2fca87 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ else()
                 INSTALL_COMMAND "")
 endif()
 
-set(JSONCPP_SRC "${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp")
+set(JSONCPP_SRC "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp")
 set(JSONCPP_INCLUDE "${JSONCPP_SRC}")
 set(JSONCPP_LIB_SRC "${JSONCPP_SRC}/jsoncpp.cpp")
 
@@ -608,18 +608,18 @@ add_subdirectory(docker)
 
 # Add path for custom CMake modules used to build dependencies from Sysdig (libscap, libsinsp)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
-	"${SYSDIG_DIR}/cmake/modules")
+	"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/cmake/modules")
 
 # Add path for custom CMake modules
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
 	"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
-	add_subdirectory("${SYSDIG_DIR}/driver" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver")
+	add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/driver" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver")
 	include(FindMakedev)
 endif()
-add_subdirectory("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libscap" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/libscap")
-add_subdirectory("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp")
+add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libscap" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/libscap")
+add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libsinsp" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp")
 
 set(FALCO_SINSP_LIBRARY sinsp)
 set(FALCO_SHARE_DIR share/falco)
diff --git a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
index c76f99176dd..c6a1d719ede 100644
--- a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ file(COPY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/rpm/falco"
 	DESTINATION "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/scripts/rpm")
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
-	install(PROGRAMS ${SYSDIG_DIR}/scripts/sysdig-probe-loader
+	install(PROGRAMS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/scripts/sysdig-probe-loader
 		DESTINATION ${FALCO_BIN_DIR}
 		RENAME falco-probe-loader)
 endif()
diff --git a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 550399a4c98..2dbf3b50923 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-include_directories("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp")
-include_directories("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libscap")
-include_directories("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libscap")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libsinsp")
 include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine")
 include_directories("${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}")
 include_directories("${NJSON_INCLUDE}")
diff --git a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
index c599ada9c63..81b79825db7 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-include_directories("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp")
 include_directories("${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}")
 
-include_directories("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libscap")
-include_directories("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp")
-include_directories("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/sysdig")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libscap")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/libsinsp")
+include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/sysdig")
 include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine")
 include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/falco")
 include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver/src")
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ include_directories("${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 include_directories("${CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 include_directories("${DRAIOS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/yaml-${DRAIOS_YAML_VERSION}/target/include")
 
-configure_file("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/sysdig/config_sysdig.h.in" config_sysdig.h)
+configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/sysdig/config_sysdig.h.in" config_sysdig.h)
 
 add_executable(falco
 	configuration.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_executable(falco
 	event_drops.cpp
 	statsfilewriter.cpp
 	falco.cpp
-	"${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/sysdig/fields_info.cpp"
+	"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../sysdig/userspace/sysdig/fields_info.cpp"
 	webserver.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(falco falco_engine sinsp)