diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da42bdb5f5cd2ea93ada1a91137b0685b6220a18..90755377da882c5c1d7c2e4b31134786a1df957c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ include(OST)
 
 option(USE_SHADER "whether to compile with shader support"
        OFF)
-option(SET_RPATH "embed rpath upon make install"
+option(USE_RPATH "embed rpath upon make install"
        OFF)
 option(COMPILE_TMTOOLS "whether to compile the tmalign and tmscore programs"
        OFF)