diff --git a/PCLConfig.cmake.in b/PCLConfig.cmake.in
index f3089dfec1b..f4ef6a0ffd2 100644
--- a/PCLConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/PCLConfig.cmake.in
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ if(WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
   get_filename_component(PCL_ROOT "${PCL_DIR}" PATH)
 else(WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
 # PCLConfig.cmake is installed to PCL_ROOT/share/pcl-x.y
-  set(PCL_ROOT "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@")
+  get_filename_component(PCL_ROOT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../.." ABSOLUTE)
 endif(WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
 
 # check whether PCLConfig.cmake is found into a PCL installation or in a build tree