diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7820d64..3e81dcc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ add_subdirectory(decomp2d)
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
 install(TARGETS xcompact3d
   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
   )