diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bbbe11092d..fdcc4a836d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ find_package(jsoncpp)
 find_package(fmt)
 find_package(SQLite3)
 find_package(cpprestsdk)
+# TODO: this is a workaround for #5398, it should not be there for ever
+configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/dependencies/cpprestsdk_char_traits_workaround.hpp" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/cpprestsdk_char_traits_workaround.hpp" COPYONLY)
+
 find_package(websocketpp)
 find_package(Boost)
 find_package(geographiclib)
diff --git a/src/cli/MeasureManager.hpp b/src/cli/MeasureManager.hpp
index 205d82359e..f1bbd56a48 100644
--- a/src/cli/MeasureManager.hpp
+++ b/src/cli/MeasureManager.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnon-virtual-dtor"
 #endif
 #if __APPLE__
-#  include "../../dependencies/cpprestsdk_char_traits_workaround.hpp"
+#  include <cpprestsdk_char_traits_workaround.hpp>  // OpenStudio/dependencies/cpprestsdk_char_traits_workaround.hpp
 #endif
 #define _TURN_OFF_PLATFORM_STRING  // cpprestsdk has an ugly macro U() that makes fmt break...
 #include <cpprest/http_listener.h>
diff --git a/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.hpp b/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.hpp
index dcb0c3d60f..7f3dc8f721 100644
--- a/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.hpp
+++ b/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnon-virtual-dtor"
 #endif
 #if __APPLE__
-#  include "../../../dependencies/cpprestsdk_char_traits_workaround.hpp"
+#  include <cpprestsdk_char_traits_workaround.hpp>  // OpenStudio/dependencies/cpprestsdk_char_traits_workaround.hpp
 #endif
 // Macro U from cpprestsdk is clashing with (cf boost https://github.com/microsoft/cpprestsdk/issues/1214)
 #define _TURN_OFF_PLATFORM_STRING