diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hacckernels/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hacckernels/package.py
index 1bb2965fcb5..0a7e69954a9 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hacckernels/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hacckernels/package.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ class Hacckernels(CMakePackage):
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         mkdirp(prefix.bin)
         install('README', prefix)
-        install('spack-build/HACCKernels', prefix.bin)
+        install('../spack-build/HACCKernels', prefix.bin)