diff --git a/builtins/xrootd/CMakeLists.txt b/builtins/xrootd/CMakeLists.txt
index f9b479616eb16..a72881be1163e 100644
--- a/builtins/xrootd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/builtins/xrootd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ if(builtin_openssl)
 endif()
 
 install(DIRECTORY ${XROOTD_PREFIX}/lib/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT libraries FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "libXrd*")
-install(DIRECTORY ${XROOTD_PREFIX}/include/xrootd/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/xrootd COMPONENT headers)
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_RPATH ${CMAKE_BUILD_RPATH} ${XROOTD_PREFIX}/lib PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY ROOT_BUILTIN_TARGETS BUILTIN_XROOTD)