diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index c207ac7cd..29f6022b2 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         <DefineConstants Condition="'$(IsLinux)'=='true'">LINUX</DefineConstants>
         <DefineConstants Condition="'$(IsOSX)'=='true' OR '$(IsLinux)'=='true'">UNIX</DefineConstants>
         <DefineConstants Condition="'$(SkipLocalsInitAttribute)'=='true'">NO_LOCAL_INIT</DefineConstants>
+        <GitVersionBaseDirectory>$(SolutionDir)</GitVersionBaseDirectory>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <PropertyGroup  Condition="'$(RuntimeIdentifier)'==''">
         <DisableFastUpToDateCheck>true</DisableFastUpToDateCheck>