diff --git a/buildutil/cmake_common.txt b/buildutil/cmake_common.txt
index f089fa6..5343906 100644
--- a/buildutil/cmake_common.txt
+++ b/buildutil/cmake_common.txt
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ function(set_common_build_variables)
       CACHE PATH "Directory containing the fplutil library.")
   set(dependencies_libfplutil_dir "${fpl_root}/fplutil/libfplutil"
       CACHE PATH "Directory containing the libfplutil library.")
-  set(dependencies_gtest_dir "${fpl_root}/googletest"
-      CACHE PATH "Directory containing the GoogleTest library.")
   set(dependencies_mathfu_dir "${fpl_root}/mathfu"
       CACHE PATH "Directory containing the MathFu library.")
   set(dependencies_motive_dir "${fpl_root}/motive"
@@ -90,6 +88,16 @@ function(set_common_build_variables)
   set(dependencies_scene_lab_dir "${fpl_root}/scene_lab"
       CACHE PATH "Directory containing the Scene Lab library.")
 
+  # Depending on googletest version, the gtest directory may be nested under
+  # googletest/googletest
+  if(EXISTS "${fpl_root}/googletest/googletest")
+    set(dependencies_gtest_dir "${fpl_root}/googletest/googletest"
+    CACHE PATH "Directory containing the GoogleTest library.")
+  else()
+    set(dependencies_gtest_dir "${fpl_root}/googletest"
+    CACHE PATH "Directory containing the GoogleTest library.")
+  endif()
+
   # third party module directory variables
   set(dependencies_vectorial_dir "${third_party_root}/vectorial"
       CACHE PATH "Directory containing the Vectorial library.")
diff --git a/disttools/push_package.py b/disttools/push_package.py
index 05f9e80..4373d08 100755
--- a/disttools/push_package.py
+++ b/disttools/push_package.py
@@ -687,9 +687,12 @@ def update_docs(self, branch, docs_branch, dryrun):
       # Clean the working copy and reset to the docs branch.
       dependencies_dir = os.path.join(self.working_copy, 'dependencies')
       if os.path.exists(dependencies_dir):
+        # This is only required if the docs are being built from the github
+        # master branch which includes a set of submodules.
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.working_copy, '.gitmodules')):
+          self.subprocess_runner.check_call(
+              ['git', 'submodule', 'deinit', '.'], cwd=self.working_copy)
         shutil.rmtree(dependencies_dir)
-      self.subprocess_runner.check_call(['git', 'submodule', 'deinit', '.'],
-                                        cwd=self.working_copy)
       if Package.git_remote_branch_exists(self.git_remote_upstream,
                                           docs_branch, self.working_copy,
                                           self.subprocess_runner):
diff --git a/libfplutil/CMakeLists.txt b/libfplutil/CMakeLists.txt
index 58a6145..4897bba 100644
--- a/libfplutil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libfplutil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED fpl_root)
   endif ()
 endif()
 
-include (${fpl_root}/fplutil/buildutil/cmake_common.txt)
+include (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../buildutil/cmake_common.txt)
 set_common_build_variables()
 
 # Includes for this project.