diff --git a/test/common/CMakeLists.txt b/test/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 916c89483..a6058538f 100644
--- a/test/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ target_include_directories (
     PUBLIC include
     PRIVATE src
 )
+target_compile_definitions(vsomeip_utilities PUBLIC SOURCE_DIR="${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
 if (MSVC)
 	set_target_properties(vsomeip_utilities PROPERTIES WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
-endif ()
+endif()
diff --git a/test/common/src/utility.cpp b/test/common/src/utility.cpp
index cdf6db8a9..d28fccc40 100644
--- a/test/common/src/utility.cpp
+++ b/test/common/src/utility.cpp
@@ -95,10 +95,9 @@ utility::get_all_files_in_dir(const std::string &_dir_path,
 
 std::string
 utility::get_policies_path() {
-
-    return boost::filesystem::canonical(
-            boost::filesystem::current_path()).string()
-            + "/../test/common/examples_policies";
+    std::string source_dir = SOURCE_DIR;
+    boost::filesystem::path policies_path(source_dir+"/test/common/examples_policies");
+    return policies_path.string();
 }
 
 vsomeip_sec_client_t