diff --git a/scripts/build.ps1 b/scripts/build.ps1
index d10203545..989e3d06f 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build.ps1
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
+function Get-ScriptRepoRoot {
+    $currentPath = $PSScriptRoot
+    while ($currentPath -ne $null -and $currentPath -ne "")
+	{
+        if (Test-Path (Join-Path $currentPath ".git")) {
+            return $currentPath
+        }
+        # Also check for .git file which indicates a submodule
+        $gitFile = Join-Path $currentPath ".git"
+        if (Test-Path $gitFile -PathType Leaf)
+		{
+            $gitContent = Get-Content $gitFile
+            if ($gitContent -match "gitdir: (.+)") {
+                return $currentPath
+            }
+        }
+        $currentPath = Split-Path $currentPath -Parent
+    }
+    throw "Unable to find repository root"
+}
 
-$path_root = git rev-parse --show-toplevel
+$path_repo_root = Get-ScriptRepoRoot
 
 & "$PSScriptRoot/build_and_run_gen_src_pass"
 
-Push-Location $path_root
-
-& build.bat release
-
-Pop-Location
+$compiler_build_script = join-path $path_repo_root 'build.bat'
+& $compiler_build_script release