diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d753cad57f..9f76a8d4e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY)
 # Allow empty endif() and such with CMake 2.4.
 SET(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS 1)
 
+IF(NOT ${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} GREATER 2.4)
+  # Since the built CMake will install itself instead of the
+  # generating CMake, tell it that the install rules were generated
+  # by CMake 2.4.
+  INSTALL(CODE "SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SELF_2_4 1)")
+ENDIF()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # a macro to deal with system libraries, implemented as a macro
diff --git a/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
index 82bb7dbad2..d66f17175d 100644
--- a/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ ELSE(NOT QT4_FOUND)
     ENDIF(APPLE)
     SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_DESTINATION_ARGS 
       BUNDLE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BUNDLE_LOCATION}")
-  ELSE(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} GREATER 2.4)
-    # Since the built CMake will install itself instead of the
-    # generating CMake, tell it that the install rules were generated
-    # by CMake 2.4.
-    INSTALL(CODE "SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SELF_2_4 1)")
   ENDIF(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} GREATER 2.4)
   # if qt is not static and we are on windows then skip the install
   # I don't want to distribute qt dlls