diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24048b26..4be52589 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -187,29 +187,6 @@ if(BUILD_TESTS AND NOT BUILD_SERVER_STANDALONE)
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
 
-# --- Linux top-level install rules ---
-if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-    # Man pages
-    if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReader.1")
-        install(FILES YACReader.1 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
-    endif()
-    if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReaderLibrary.1")
-        install(FILES YACReaderLibrary.1 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
-    endif()
-
-    # Desktop files
-    if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReader.desktop")
-        install(FILES YACReader.desktop YACReaderLibrary.desktop
-            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/applications)
-    endif()
-
-    # Icons
-    if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReader.svg")
-        install(FILES YACReader.svg YACReaderLibrary.svg
-            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps)
-    endif()
-endif()
-
 # Summary
 message(STATUS "")
 message(STATUS "YACReader ${PROJECT_VERSION} build configuration:")
diff --git a/YACReader/CMakeLists.txt b/YACReader/CMakeLists.txt
index 02f3cca5..dd20fed2 100644
--- a/YACReader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/YACReader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,5 +129,15 @@ endif()
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     target_compile_definitions(YACReader PRIVATE
         "DATADIR=\"${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}\"")
+
     install(TARGETS YACReader RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+    install(FILES
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReader.1"
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
+    install(FILES
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReader.desktop"
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/applications)
+    install(FILES
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReader.svg"
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps)
 endif()
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/CMakeLists.txt b/YACReaderLibrary/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fff54c7..97c87db3 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -303,11 +303,21 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
         "LIBDIR=\"${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}\""
         "DATADIR=\"${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}\""
         "BINDIR=\"${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}\"")
+
     install(TARGETS YACReaderLibrary RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+    install(FILES
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReaderLibrary.1"
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
+    install(FILES
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReaderLibrary.desktop"
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/applications)
+    install(FILES
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/YACReaderLibrary.svg"
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps)
 
     # Server web files (for bundled server mode)
     if(NOT BUILD_SERVER_STANDALONE)
-        install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/server
+        install(DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/release/server"
             DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/yacreader)
     endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/YACReaderLibraryServer/CMakeLists.txt b/YACReaderLibraryServer/CMakeLists.txt
index f4a75169..16df0ac9 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibraryServer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/YACReaderLibraryServer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 
     # Standalone server: install server web files alongside the binary
     if(BUILD_SERVER_STANDALONE)
-        install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/server
+        install(DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/release/server"
             DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/yacreader)
     endif()
 
     # systemd service
-    install(FILES yacreaderlibraryserver.service
+    install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/yacreaderlibraryserver.service"
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/systemd/user)
 endif()