diff --git a/.evergreen/compile-unix.sh b/.evergreen/compile-unix.sh
index 0a0a057a9..6d75a70bf 100755
--- a/.evergreen/compile-unix.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/compile-unix.sh
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ if [ -n "$LIBMONGOC_VERSION" ]; then
    echo "Finding Python3 binary... done."
 
    php scripts/update-submodule-sources.php
+
    # We invoke python manually as it may not be in the path
-   $PYTHON src/libmongoc/build/calc_release_version.py > src/LIBMONGOC_VERSION_CURRENT
+   pushd src/libmongoc/
+   $PYTHON build/calc_release_version.py > ../LIBMONGOC_VERSION_CURRENT
+   popd
 fi
 
 phpize