diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e81e59d..cf02ef0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules")
 project(SOEM C)
 
-if(DEFINED HOST_INSTALL)
-   set(SOEM_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR include/soem)
-else()
+if (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
+   # Default to installing in SOEM source directory
    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/install)
-   set(SOEM_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR include)
 endif()
 
+set(SOEM_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR include/soem)
+
 message("CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME is ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/test/linux/simple_test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/linux/simple_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 344e1f5..1541576 100644
--- a/test/linux/simple_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/linux/simple_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@ elseif(UNIX)
    target_link_libraries(simple_test pthread rt)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT DEFINED HOST_INSTALL)
-   install(TARGETS simple_test DESTINATION bin)
-endif()
+install(TARGETS simple_test DESTINATION bin)