diff --git a/cmake_targets/build_oai b/cmake_targets/build_oai
index 6b19047cdcf05a33848c6ceaaae9e5ee34c240b4..930f2a7f77f6960553c613f85cadc6242bf03bf7 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/build_oai
+++ b/cmake_targets/build_oai
@@ -585,9 +585,8 @@ function main() {
   mkdir -p $DIR/$BUILD_DIR/build
 
   cd  $DIR/$BUILD_DIR/build
-  CMAKE_CMD="$CMAKE_CMD ../.."
   echo_info "running $CMAKE_CMD"
-  eval $CMAKE_CMD
+  eval $CMAKE_CMD ../..
 
   execlist=""
   if [ "$eNB" = "1" ] ; then
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@ function main() {
     mkdir -p $DIR/nas_sim_tools/build
     cd $DIR/nas_sim_tools/build
 
-    eval $CMAKE_CMD
+    eval $CMAKE_CMD ..
     compilations \
       nas_sim_tools usim \
       usim $dbin/usim
@@ -946,7 +945,7 @@ function main() {
     [ "$CLEAN" = "1" ] && rm -rf $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/doxygen/build
     mkdir -p $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/doxygen/build
     cd $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/doxygen/build
-    eval $CMAKE_CMD
+    eval $CMAKE_CMD ..
     make doc
     ) >& $doxygen_log
   fi