diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f71515..e7a4b33 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ project(plugin_python)
 set(project_type plugin)
 set(enable_warnings OFF)
 
-include(../cmake_common/project.cmake)
+if(DEFINED DEPENDENCIES_DIR)
+	include(${DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/modorganizer_super/cmake_common/project.cmake)
+else()
+	include(../cmake_common/project.cmake)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(src/proxy)
 
 add_subdirectory(src/runner)
diff --git a/src/proxy/CMakeLists.txt b/src/proxy/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ee8d36..610f756 100644
--- a/src/proxy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/proxy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
-include(../../../cmake_common/src.cmake)
+# appveyor does not build modorganizer in its standard location, so use
+# DEPENDENCIES_DIR to find cmake_common
+if(DEFINED DEPENDENCIES_DIR)
+	include(${DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/modorganizer_super/cmake_common/src.cmake)
+else()
+	include(../../../cmake_common/src.cmake)
+endif()
 
 requires_library(python)
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
diff --git a/src/runner/CMakeLists.txt b/src/runner/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b7fbf5..0e6b464 100644
--- a/src/runner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/runner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ add_compile_definitions(
 	QT_NO_KEYWORDS
 	PYTHONRUNNER_LIBRARY)
 
-include(../../../cmake_common/project.cmake)
-include(../../../cmake_common/src.cmake)
+# appveyor does not build modorganizer in its standard location, so use
+# DEPENDENCIES_DIR to find cmake_common
+if(DEFINED DEPENDENCIES_DIR)
+	include(${DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/modorganizer_super/cmake_common/project.cmake)
+	include(${DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/modorganizer_super/cmake_common/src.cmake)
+else()
+	include(../../../cmake_common/project.cmake)
+	include(../../../cmake_common/src.cmake)
+endif()
 
 requires_project(game_features)
 requires_library(python)