diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index d02dd0f9..93b32efe 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ IF(ASCIIDOC_EXECUTABLE AND XMLTO_EXECUTABLE AND GZIP_EXECUTABLE)
 ENDIF()
 
 # Set awesome informations and path
+IF(DEFINED PREFIX)
+    SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${PREFIX})
+ENDIF()
 SET(AWESOME_VERSION_INTERNAL devel )
 SET(AWESOME_COMPILE_MACHINE  ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} )
 SET(AWESOME_COMPILE_HOSTNAME $ENV{HOSTNAME} )