diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index fc18cc602..09575c539 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-install(FILES nagios/check_maxscale_monitors.pl DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR}/plugins/nagios)
-install(FILES nagios/check_maxscale_resources.pl DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR}/plugins/nagios)
-install(FILES nagios/check_maxscale_threads.pl DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR}/plugins/nagios)
+install(PROGRAMS nagios/check_maxscale_monitors.pl DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR}/plugins/nagios)
+install(PROGRAMS nagios/check_maxscale_resources.pl DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR}/plugins/nagios)
+install(PROGRAMS nagios/check_maxscale_threads.pl DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR}/plugins/nagios)
 install(FILES nagios/maxscale_commands.cfg DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR}/plugins/nagios)
 install(FILES nagios/server1.cfg DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR}/plugins/nagios)