diff --git a/benchmarks/spinlock_bench/CMakeLists.txt b/benchmarks/spinlock_bench/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cf14f37c..2707c223a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/spinlock_bench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/benchmarks/spinlock_bench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if(CONFIG_BENCHMARK_SPINLOCK)
   # Config and Fetch Coremark application
   # ############################################################################
 
-  set(SPINLOCKAPP_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/spinlock_bench)
+  set(SPINLOCKAPP_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
   # ############################################################################
   # Sources