diff --git a/components/bootloader/project_include.cmake b/components/bootloader/project_include.cmake
index 557c42742f..4b0137e949 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/project_include.cmake
+++ b/components/bootloader/project_include.cmake
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ set(bootloader_binary_files
 
 externalproject_add(bootloader
     # TODO: support overriding the bootloader in COMPONENT_PATHS
-    SOURCE_DIR "${IDF_PATH}/components/bootloader/subproject"
+    SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/subproject"
     BINARY_DIR "${bootloader_build_dir}"
     CMAKE_ARGS  -DSDKCONFIG=${SDKCONFIG} -DIDF_PATH=${IDF_PATH}
+                -DEXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS=${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
     INSTALL_COMMAND ""
     BUILD_ALWAYS 1  # no easy way around this...
     BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${bootloader_binary_files}