diff --git a/conan_provider.cmake b/conan_provider.cmake
index 61dafad3..baf5af9a 100644
--- a/conan_provider.cmake
+++ b/conan_provider.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 set(CONAN_MINIMUM_VERSION 2.0.5)
-set(CONANFILE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
 function(detect_os OS OS_API_LEVEL OS_SDK OS_SUBSYSTEM OS_VERSION)
     # it could be cross compilation
@@ -619,6 +618,7 @@ cmake_language(DEFER DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" CALL conan_provide_dependen
 set(CONAN_HOST_PROFILE "default;auto-cmake" CACHE STRING "Conan host profile")
 set(CONAN_BUILD_PROFILE "default" CACHE STRING "Conan build profile")
 set(CONAN_INSTALL_ARGS "--build=missing" CACHE STRING "Command line arguments for conan install")
+set(CONANFILE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" CACHE STRING "Directory containing conanfile.txt/.py")
 
 find_program(_cmake_program NAMES cmake NO_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH NO_CMAKE_PATH NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH)
 if(NOT _cmake_program)