diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c1d309bf..37aefa34 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ string(REGEX REPLACE "([\\/\\-]D) *NDEBUG" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_
 string(REGEX REPLACE "([\\/\\-]D) *NDEBUG" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO}")
 
 macro(install_symlink filepath sympath)
-	install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${filepath} ${sympath})")
+	install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${filepath} \$ENV{DESTDIR}${sympath})")
 	install(CODE "message(\"-- Created symlink: ${sympath} -> ${filepath}\")")
 endmacro(install_symlink)
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ target_include_directories(test_cluster_client PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/mo
 ### Install
 
 install(TARGETS vitastor-osd vitastor-dump-journal vitastor-nbd vitastor-cli RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
-install_symlink(${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/vitastor-rm vitastor-cli)
+install_symlink(vitastor-cli ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/vitastor-rm)
 install(
 	TARGETS vitastor_blk vitastor_client
 	LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}