diff --git a/src/common/version/build.rs b/src/common/version/build.rs
index 9a57b42afa..73089d68cc 100644
--- a/src/common/version/build.rs
+++ b/src/common/version/build.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use build_data::{format_timestamp, get_source_time};
 use shadow_rs::{CARGO_METADATA, CARGO_TREE};
 
 fn main() -> shadow_rs::SdResult<()> {
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=.git/refs/heads");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=../../../.git/refs/heads");
     println!(
         "cargo:rustc-env=SOURCE_TIMESTAMP={}",
         if let Ok(t) = get_source_time() {