diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a69cdf79..a9294fb7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Basic Setup                          #
 ########################################
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
+SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX /usr)
 project (MistServer)
 
 if(COMMAND cmake_policy)