diff --git a/idf.cmake b/idf.cmake
index 800f32a0fc..225b229e0e 100644
--- a/idf.cmake
+++ b/idf.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ set(PROJECT_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
 #
 # Load cmake modules
 #
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake" "${IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/third_party" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 include(GetGitRevisionDescription)
 include(utilities)
 include(components)
diff --git a/tools/cmake/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake b/tools/cmake/third_party/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/cmake/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake
rename to tools/cmake/third_party/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake
diff --git a/tools/cmake/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake.in b/tools/cmake/third_party/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake.in
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/cmake/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake.in
rename to tools/cmake/third_party/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake.in