diff --git a/cmake/RippledInstall.cmake b/cmake/RippledInstall.cmake
index 95c25a212f..50f09d5a4b 100644
--- a/cmake/RippledInstall.cmake
+++ b/cmake/RippledInstall.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ install(CODE "
   set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH \"${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}\")
   include(create_symbolic_link)
   create_symbolic_link(xrpl \
-    \${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/ripple)
+    \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/ripple)
 ")
 
 install (EXPORT RippleExports
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if (is_root_project AND TARGET rippled)
     set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH \"${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}\")
     include(create_symbolic_link)
     create_symbolic_link(rippled${suffix} \
-      \${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/xrpld${suffix})
+       \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/xrpld${suffix})
   ")
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/cmake/RippledValidatorKeys.cmake b/cmake/RippledValidatorKeys.cmake
index b6760ca496..fa520ce9c1 100644
--- a/cmake/RippledValidatorKeys.cmake
+++ b/cmake/RippledValidatorKeys.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-option (validator_keys "Enables building of validator-keys-tool as a separate target (imported via FetchContent)" OFF)
+option (validator_keys "Enables building of validator-keys tool as a separate target (imported via FetchContent)" OFF)
 
 if (validator_keys)
   git_branch (current_branch)
@@ -6,17 +6,15 @@ if (validator_keys)
   if (NOT (current_branch STREQUAL "release"))
     set (current_branch "master")
   endif ()
-  message (STATUS "tracking ValidatorKeys branch: ${current_branch}")
+  message (STATUS "Tracking ValidatorKeys branch: ${current_branch}")
 
   FetchContent_Declare (
-    validator_keys_src
+    validator_keys
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/ripple/validator-keys-tool.git
     GIT_TAG        "${current_branch}"
   )
-  FetchContent_GetProperties (validator_keys_src)
-  if (NOT validator_keys_src_POPULATED)
-    message (STATUS "Pausing to download ValidatorKeys...")
-    FetchContent_Populate (validator_keys_src)
-  endif ()
-  add_subdirectory (${validator_keys_src_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/validator-keys)
+  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(validator_keys)
+  set_target_properties(validator-keys PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+  install(TARGETS validator-keys RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+
 endif ()