diff --git a/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
index 9a340dc52..448d77c85 100644
--- a/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmOSXBundleGenerator.cxx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void cmOSXBundleGenerator::CreateCFBundle(const std::string& targetName,
 
   // Configure the Info.plist file.  Note that it needs the executable name
   // to be set.
-  std::string plist =
+  std::string plist = root + "/" +
     this->Target->GetCFBundleDirectory(this->ConfigName, true);
   plist += "/Info.plist";
   this->LocalGenerator->GenerateAppleInfoPList(this->Target,