diff --git a/install/scripts/install_f77zmq.sh b/install/scripts/install_f77zmq.sh
index e8d592e1..ff2417fb 100755
--- a/install/scripts/install_f77zmq.sh
+++ b/install/scripts/install_f77zmq.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ TARGET=f77zmq
 
 function _install()
 {
+  cd ..
+  QP_ROOT=$PWD
+  cd -
   export C_INCLUDE_PATH="${C_INCLUDE_PATH}":"${QP_ROOT}"/lib
   set -e
   set -u
diff --git a/install/scripts/install_zeromq.sh b/install/scripts/install_zeromq.sh
index 5ea280a7..9508f457 100755
--- a/install/scripts/install_zeromq.sh
+++ b/install/scripts/install_zeromq.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ TARGET=zeromq
 
 function _install()
 {
+  cd ..
+  QP_ROOT=$PWD
+  cd -
   export C_INCLUDE_PATH="${C_INCLUDE_PATH}":./
   set -e
   set -u