diff --git a/modules/git_info/git_info.cmake b/modules/git_info/git_info.cmake
index f28e21c..1f2c0da 100644
--- a/modules/git_info/git_info.cmake
+++ b/modules/git_info/git_info.cmake
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
 #   fetch: https://github.com/scisoft/autocmake/raw/master/modules/git_info/git_info_sub.cmake
 #          https://github.com/scisoft/autocmake/raw/master/modules/git_info/git_info.h.in
 
+
+# note: cmake 2.8.2 has undefined variable CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR, 
+# see https://public.kitware.com/Bug/print_bug_page.php?bug_id=11675
+# workaround from Google : create CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR if it doesn't exist 
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR)
+    message(STATUS "The CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR variable defined in workaround")
+    get_filename_component(CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE} PATH)
+endif(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR)
 add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/git_info.h
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -D_target_dir=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} -P git_info_sub.cmake