diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ab4533a..9249de2 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ add_subdirectory(device_runtime)
 # make examples available in local build
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT examples
-  COMMAND /usr/bin/rsync -rl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../examples .
+  COMMAND rsync -rl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../examples .
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../examples/*
   )
 add_custom_target(example ALL DEPENDS examples)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ add_custom_target(example ALL DEPENDS examples)
 # make bin available in local build
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT bin
-  COMMAND /usr/bin/rsync -rl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../bin .
+  COMMAND rsync -rl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../bin .
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../bin/*
   )
 add_custom_target(script ALL DEPENDS bin)
diff --git a/src/device_runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/src/device_runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 20e15a8..333cb47 100644
--- a/src/device_runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/device_runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ set (OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY ${ATMI_RUNTIME_PATH}/include)
 execute_process(COMMAND "/bin/mkdir" "-p" "${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}")
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_kl.h
-  COMMAND /usr/bin/rsync ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include/atmi_kl.h ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_kl.h
+  COMMAND rsync ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include/atmi_kl.h ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_kl.h
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include/*.h
   )
 add_custom_target(device_header ALL DEPENDS ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_kl.h)
diff --git a/src/runtime/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/runtime/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 132a2f6..034a728 100644
--- a/src/runtime/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/runtime/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ execute_process(COMMAND "/bin/mkdir" "-p" "${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}")
 
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi.h
-  COMMAND /usr/bin/rsync ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../include/atmi.h ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi.h
+  COMMAND rsync ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../include/atmi.h ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi.h
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../include/*.h
   )
 
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_runtime.h
-  COMMAND /usr/bin/rsync ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../include/atmi_runtime.h ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_runtime.h
+  COMMAND rsync ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../include/atmi_runtime.h ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_runtime.h
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../include/*.h
   )
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/interop/hsa/CMakeLists.txt b/src/runtime/interop/hsa/CMakeLists.txt
index f868972..97d8ae8 100644
--- a/src/runtime/interop/hsa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/runtime/interop/hsa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ execute_process(COMMAND "/bin/mkdir" "-p" "${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}")
 
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_interop_hsa.h
-  COMMAND /usr/bin/rsync ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../include/atmi_interop_hsa.h ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_interop_hsa.h
+  COMMAND rsync ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../include/atmi_interop_hsa.h ${OUTPUT_INC_DIRECTORY}/atmi_interop_hsa.h
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../include/*.h
   )