diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3baec3b2c4..f854d68802 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ set(bindir		${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin					CACHE PATH "bindir")
 set(libdir		${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}	CACHE PATH "libdir")
 set(plugindir	${libdir}/dolphin-emu						CACHE PATH "plugindir")
 set(datadir		${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/dolphin-emu	CACHE PATH "datadir")
-set(DESTDIR		${DESTDIR}									CACHE STRING "Leave blank unless building packages")
 
 # Set up paths
 set(userdir ".dolphin-emu" CACHE STRING "User directory")
@@ -341,12 +340,11 @@ add_subdirectory(Source)
 ########################################
 # Install shared data files
 #
-install(DIRECTORY Data/User/ DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${datadir}/user PATTERN .svn EXCLUDE)
-install(DIRECTORY Data/Sys/ DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${datadir}/sys PATTERN .svn EXCLUDE)
-install(FILES Data/license.txt DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${datadir})
+install(DIRECTORY Data/User/ DESTINATION ${datadir}/user PATTERN .svn EXCLUDE)
+install(DIRECTORY Data/Sys/ DESTINATION ${datadir}/sys PATTERN .svn EXCLUDE)
+install(FILES Data/license.txt DESTINATION ${datadir})
 
 # packaging information
-include(CPack)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "dolphin-emu")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Dolphin Team")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "2")
@@ -366,3 +364,7 @@ endif()
 # TODO: CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON
 # TODO: CPACK_NSIS_*
 # TODO: Use CPack components for DSPSpy, etc => cpack_add_component
+
+# CPack must be included after the CPACK_* variables are set in order for those
+# variables to take effect.
+include(CPack)
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/CMakeLists.txt
index ea1a0fffe4..56a3bbc501 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ if(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 	add_library(memcard STATIC ${MEMCARDSRCS})
 	add_executable(${EXEGUI} ${SRCS})
 	target_link_libraries(${EXEGUI} ${LIBS} ${WXLIBS})
-	install(TARGETS ${EXEGUI} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${bindir})
+	install(TARGETS ${EXEGUI} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${bindir})
 else()
 	add_executable(${EXENOGUI} ${SRCS})
 	target_link_libraries(${EXENOGUI} ${LIBS})
-	install(TARGETS ${EXENOGUI} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${bindir})
+	install(TARGETS ${EXENOGUI} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${bindir})
 endif()
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_DSP_HLE/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_DSP_HLE/CMakeLists.txt
index d8cda08dbf..5c6e36a0fb 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_DSP_HLE/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_DSP_HLE/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ endif(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 add_library(Plugin_DSP_HLE SHARED ${SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(Plugin_DSP_HLE common audiocommon)
 install(TARGETS Plugin_DSP_HLE
-		LIBRARY DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${plugindir}
-		RUNTIME DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${plugindir})
+		LIBRARY DESTINATION ${plugindir}
+		RUNTIME DESTINATION ${plugindir})
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_DSP_LLE/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_DSP_LLE/CMakeLists.txt
index 16805d10bb..aa2843020a 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_DSP_LLE/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_DSP_LLE/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ endif(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 add_library(Plugin_DSP_LLE SHARED ${SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(Plugin_DSP_LLE ${LIBS})
 install(TARGETS Plugin_DSP_LLE
-		LIBRARY DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${plugindir}
-		RUNTIME DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${plugindir})
+		LIBRARY DESTINATION ${plugindir}
+		RUNTIME DESTINATION ${plugindir})
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/CMakeLists.txt
index 71126a8e06..102be90e66 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ endif()
 add_library(Plugin_VideoOGL SHARED ${SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(Plugin_VideoOGL ${LIBS})
 install(TARGETS Plugin_VideoOGL
-		LIBRARY DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${plugindir}
-		RUNTIME DESTINATION ${DESTDIR}${plugindir})
+		LIBRARY DESTINATION ${plugindir}
+		RUNTIME DESTINATION ${plugindir})