diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 31b3d28..625489c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ message(STATUS "UHD root directory: ${UHD_ROOT}")
 message(STATUS "UHD include directories: ${UHD_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 message(STATUS "UHD libraries: ${UHD_LIBRARIES}")
 
+if (NOT SOAPYSDR_ROOT)
+    get_filename_component(SOAPYSDR_ROOT "${SoapySDR_INCLUDE_DIRS}/.." ABSOLUTE)
+endif()
+message(STATUS "SoapySDR root directory: ${SOAPYSDR_ROOT}")
+
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 include_directories(${SoapySDR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 include_directories(${UHD_INCLUDE_DIRS})
@@ -166,6 +171,8 @@ install(TARGETS soapySupport
     DESTINATION ${UHD_ROOT}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/uhd/modules
 )
 
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${SOAPYSDR_ROOT})
+
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 # rpath setup - http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_RPATH_handling
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