diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec81e0780b9548314c949556490ac0d6e26a27c3..b149e8b0f3a463513643541a0a3d698217f7b3fd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ ELSE(DEFINED PackageOnly)
     install (CODE "message (STATUS \"Installing directory \$ENV{DESTDIR}/var/log/cta\")")
     install (CODE "file (MAKE_DIRECTORY \$ENV{DESTDIR}/var/log/cta)")
 
+    #
+    # Location of git submodule containing the XRootD SSI Protocol Buffer bindings
+    #
+    set(XRD_SSI_PB_DIR xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface)
+
     add_subdirectory(xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface)
     add_subdirectory(cmdline)
     add_subdirectory(xroot_plugins)
diff --git a/cmdline/CMakeLists.txt b/cmdline/CMakeLists.txt
index 1312cdfe44c17d9ec5dacafdc165d8dc7cf286e4..690442d3e54312d5b4196d883bb38d32dd3f5c4a 100644
--- a/cmdline/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmdline/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ include_directories(${XROOTD_INCLUDE_DIR} ${XROOTD_INCLUDE_DIR}/private)
 #
 # XRootD SSI Protocol Buffer bindings
 #
-# This is a git submodule
-#
-set(XRD_SSI_PB_DIR xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${XRD_SSI_PB_DIR}/include ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${XRD_SSI_PB_DIR}/eos_cta/include)
 
 #
diff --git a/xroot_plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/xroot_plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 58110ebf53907a00a4d46a055b02ff893712a723..068b6c6c69b944e2530f8f2ea6a47e1424e833d5 100644
--- a/xroot_plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/xroot_plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tapeserver)
 #
 # XRootD SSI Protocol Buffer bindings
 #
-# This is a git submodule
-#
-set(XRD_SSI_PB_DIR xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${XRD_SSI_PB_DIR}/include ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${XRD_SSI_PB_DIR}/eos_cta/include)
 
 #
diff --git a/xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface b/xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface
index 3f8cf92aef9d3ab90482cf168508f9204c8e098e..bfa5fa6d196286f99a0581d4e0181b887bb3d8db 160000
--- a/xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface
+++ b/xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3f8cf92aef9d3ab90482cf168508f9204c8e098e
+Subproject commit bfa5fa6d196286f99a0581d4e0181b887bb3d8db