diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6acec667..0d0752125 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ message(STATUS "Installing MaxScale to: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/")
 install(FILES server/MaxScale_template.cnf DESTINATION etc)
 install(FILES ${ERRMSG} DESTINATION mysql)
 install(FILES ${DOCS} DESTINATION Documentation)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYRIGHT DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/SETUP DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYRIGHT DESTINATION .)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README DESTINATION .)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE DESTINATION .)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/SETUP DESTINATION .)
 install(DIRECTORY DESTINATION log)
 
 if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.8.12)