diff --git a/cmake/external/RapidJSON.cmake b/cmake/external/RapidJSON.cmake
index 101f75281bb..b15a64c70b7 100644
--- a/cmake/external/RapidJSON.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/RapidJSON.cmake
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
 	PREFIX ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/RapidJSON
 	DOWNLOAD_DIR ${THIRD_PARTY_DIR}/RapidJSON
 	URL https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/archive/v1.1.0.tar.gz
-	URL_MD5 9665844f1fa86b3c6918a743a96b56d9
+	URL_MD5 badd12c511e081fec6c89c43a7027bce
 	CMAKE_ARGS -DINCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR:PATH=${RAPIDJSON_INCLUDE_DIR}
+		-DDOC_INSTALL_DIR:PATH=${THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIR}
+		-DLIB_INSTALL_DIR:PATH=${THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIR}
+		-DRAPIDJSON_BUILD_DOC:BOOL=OFF
+		-DRAPIDJSON_BUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=OFF
+		-DRAPIDJSON_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
 		-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS:STRING=${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}${CMAKE_DEFINITIONS}
 		-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}${CMAKE_DEFINITIONS}
         -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:STRING=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
diff --git a/src/shogun/CMakeLists.txt b/src/shogun/CMakeLists.txt
index 17b955d9321..b447885d47e 100644
--- a/src/shogun/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/shogun/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ IF (${USE_GPL_SHOGUN})
     target_include_directories(shogun_deps INTERFACE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${SHOGUN_GPL_INCLUDE_DIR}>)
 ENDIF()
 
-# add bundled libraries to dependency
-if(SHOGUN_DEPENDS)
-  add_dependencies(libshogun ${SHOGUN_DEPENDS})
-endif()
-
 # add target for static library if enabled
 if (LIBSHOGUN_BUILD_STATIC)
   add_library(shogun-static STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:libshogun> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/config.h)
@@ -332,7 +327,7 @@ ENDIF()
 include(external/RapidJSON)
 SHOGUN_INCLUDE_DIRS(SCOPE PUBLIC SYSTEM
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${RAPIDJSON_INCLUDE_DIR}>
-  $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/shogun/lib/external/eigen>
+  $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/shogun/third_party/rapidjson>
 )
 
 SHOGUN_DEPENDENCIES(
@@ -436,6 +431,10 @@ IF(NOT HAVE_ARC4RANDOM)
     endif()
 ENDIF()
 
+# add bundled libraries to dependency
+if(SHOGUN_DEPENDS)
+  add_dependencies(libshogun ${SHOGUN_DEPENDS})
+endif()
 
 ################## linker optimisations
 OPTION(INCREMENTAL_LINKING "Enable incremantal linking")