diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c67479ce08b..2d91d203012 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ desc "Generate jekyll site"
 task :generate do
   raise "### You haven't set anything up yet. First run `rake install` to set up an Octopress theme." unless File.directory?(source_dir)
   puts "## Generating Site with Jekyll"
-  system "compass compile"
+  system "compass compile --css-dir #{source_dir}/stylesheets"
   system "jekyll"
 end