diff --git a/CMake/FindShark.cmake b/CMake/FindShark.cmake
index d8ee46248b9ea8081422d1c932005be621393e6d..2bb0fb3e6dfb69c1185b28bcdd4896269a03b26d 100644
--- a/CMake/FindShark.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindShark.cmake
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ set(SHARK_USE_OPENMP_matched)
 #define SHARK_USE_OPENMP
 find_file( SHARK_H_FILE
   NAMES shark/Core/Shark.h
-  PATHS "${SHARK_SEARCH_PATH}"
+  PATHS ${SHARK_INSTALLDIR}
   PATH_SUFFIXES include include/shark shark
   )