diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 58182cc81..8506e7af8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ endif()
 install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_AWE_NAME} RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 install(FILES "utils/awsetbg" DESTINATION bin PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
 install(FILES "utils/awesome-client" DESTINATION bin PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
-install(DIRECTORY ${BUILD_DIR}/lib DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH})
+install(DIRECTORY ${BUILD_DIR}/lib DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH}
+    PATTERN "*.in" EXCLUDE)
 install(FILES ${AWE_CONF_FILE_DEFAULT} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_SYSCONFDIR}
         RENAME ${AWE_CONF_FILE})
 if(GENERATE_MANPAGES)
@@ -299,7 +300,8 @@ if(GENERATE_MANPAGES)
     install(FILES ${AWE_MAN5_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_MAN_PATH}/man5)
 endif()
 install(DIRECTORY ${AWE_ICON_DIR} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH})
-install(DIRECTORY ${BUILD_DIR}/themes DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH})
+install(DIRECTORY ${BUILD_DIR}/themes DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH}
+    PATTERN "*.in" EXCLUDE)
 install(DIRECTORY ${SOURCE_DIR}/themes DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH}
     PATTERN "*.in" EXCLUDE)
 install(FILES ${AWE_DOC_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DOC_PATH})