diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3bda5d4c..874df06b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ After the `find_package(FairMQ)` call the following CMake variables are defined:
 | `${FairMQ_#COMPONENT#_FOUND}` | `TRUE` if this component was built |
 | `${FairMQ_VERSION}` | the version in format `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` |
 | `${FairMQ_GIT_VERSION}` | the version in the format returned by `git describe --tags --dirty --match "v*"` |
-| `${FairMQ_ROOT}` | the actual installation prefix, notice the difference to the hint variable `FAIRMQ_ROOT` |
+| `${FairMQ_PREFIX}` | the actual installation prefix |
 | `${FairMQ_BINDIR}` | the installation bin directory |
 | `${FairMQ_INCDIR}` | the installation include directory |
 | `${FairMQ_LIBDIR}` | the installation lib directory |
diff --git a/cmake/FairMQConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/FairMQConfig.cmake.in
index 015ebccb..431a2586 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/FairMQConfig.cmake.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set(@PROJECT_NAME@_VERSION @PROJECT_VERSION@)
 set(@PROJECT_NAME@_GIT_VERSION @PROJECT_GIT_VERSION@)
 set(@PROJECT_NAME@_GIT_DATE @PROJECT_GIT_DATE@)
 
-set_and_check(@PROJECT_NAME@_ROOT @PACKAGE_CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@)
+set_and_check(@PROJECT_NAME@_PREFIX @PACKAGE_CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@)
 set_and_check(@PROJECT_NAME@_BINDIR @PACKAGE_CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@PROJECT_INSTALL_BINDIR@)
 set_and_check(@PROJECT_NAME@_INCDIR @PACKAGE_CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@)
 set_and_check(@PROJECT_NAME@_LIBDIR @PACKAGE_CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@PROJECT_INSTALL_LIBDIR@)
diff --git a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
index 82e2660c..70dbfd26 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ macro(set_fairmq_cmake_policies)
     CMP0042 # MACOSX_RPATH is enabled by default.
     CMP0048 # The ``project()`` command manages VERSION variables.
     CMP0054 # Only interpret ``if()`` arguments as variables or keywords when unquoted.
+    CMP0074 # ``find_package()`` uses ``<PackageName>_ROOT`` variables.
   )
     if(POLICY ${policy})
       cmake_policy(SET ${policy} NEW)