diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ead4cca..5d631b1c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ if(PROJECT_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES)
       pad("${version_str}${version_req_str}" 25 " " version_padded COLOR 1)
     endif()
     if(${dep} STREQUAL FairLogger)
-      set(prefix ${FairLogger_ROOT})
+      if(FairLogger_PREFIX)
+        set(prefix ${FairLogger_PREFIX})
+      else()
+        set(prefix ${FairLogger_ROOT})
+      endif()
     elseif(${dep} STREQUAL GTest)
       get_filename_component(prefix ${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS}/.. ABSOLUTE)
     elseif(${dep} STREQUAL msgpack)