diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/GandivaAddBitcode.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/GandivaAddBitcode.cmake
index 98847f8a186..6b5e5b3e60c 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/GandivaAddBitcode.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/GandivaAddBitcode.cmake
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ function(gandiva_add_bitcode SOURCE)
   endif()
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${BC_FILE}
                      COMMAND ${PRECOMPILE_COMMAND}
-                     DEPENDS ${SOURCE_FILE})
+                     DEPENDS ${SOURCE})
 endfunction()