diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8054d98f167..f287b294dbc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
 
+message(STATUS "Setting CMAKE_FIND_NO_INSTALL_PREFIX")
+set(CMAKE_FIND_NO_INSTALL_PREFIX TRUE)
+
 project(Caffe2 CXX C)
 
 # TODO(bwasti): versioning
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindBenchmark.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindBenchmark.cmake
index 8d68cb36f21..e6420a5eced 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindBenchmark.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindBenchmark.cmake
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 #  Benchmark_LIBRARIES    - libraries needed to use benchmark
 
 find_path(Benchmark_INCLUDE_DIR
-	NAMES benchmark/benchmark.h
-	DOC "The directory where benchmark includes reside"
+  NAMES benchmark/benchmark.h
+  NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
+  DOC "The directory where benchmark includes reside"
 )
 
 find_library(Benchmark_LIBRARY
-	NAMES benchmark
-	DOC "The benchmark library"
+  NAMES benchmark
+  NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
+  DOC "The benchmark library"
 )
 
 set(Benchmark_INCLUDE_DIRS ${Benchmark_INCLUDE_DIR})
@@ -18,8 +20,8 @@ set(Benchmark_LIBRARIES    ${Benchmark_LIBRARY})
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(Benchmark
-	FOUND_VAR Benchmark_FOUND
-	REQUIRED_VARS Benchmark_INCLUDE_DIR Benchmark_LIBRARY
+  FOUND_VAR Benchmark_FOUND
+  REQUIRED_VARS Benchmark_INCLUDE_DIR Benchmark_LIBRARY
 )
 
 mark_as_advanced(Benchmark_FOUND)