diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9275d3914dc..8073716acbd 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #===============================================================================
-# Copyright 2016-2022 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright 2016-2023 Intel Corporation
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ set_property(TARGET ${DNNL_LIBRARY_NAME} PROPERTY SOVERSION "${DNNL_VERSION_MAJO
 target_include_directories(${DNNL_LIBRARY_NAME} PUBLIC
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include>
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../include>
-    # $<INSTALL_PREFIX> is required for compatibility with cmake 2.8
-    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
+    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
     )
 
 target_link_libraries_build(${DNNL_LIBRARY_NAME}