diff --git a/eccodes-import.cmake.in b/eccodes-import.cmake.in
index 9a6f7833e..62c20ffb6 100644
--- a/eccodes-import.cmake.in
+++ b/eccodes-import.cmake.in
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ if( @PNAME@_IS_BUILD_DIR_EXPORT )
   set( ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH     @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_SAMPLES_SUFF@ )
   set( ECCODES_IFS_SAMPLES_PATH @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_IFS_SAMPLES_SUFF@ )
 else()
-  set( ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH  @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@ECCODES_DEFINITION_SUFF@ )
-  set( ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH     @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@ECCODES_SAMPLES_SUFF@ )
-  set( ECCODES_IFS_SAMPLES_PATH @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@ECCODES_IFS_SAMPLES_SUFF@ )
+  if( NOT DEFINED eccodes_BASE_DIR ) # ecbuild 2.x
+    get_filename_component( eccodes_BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../" ABSOLUTE )
+  endif()
+  set( ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH  ${eccodes_BASE_DIR}/@ECCODES_DEFINITION_SUFF@ )
+  set( ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH     ${eccodes_BASE_DIR}/@ECCODES_SAMPLES_SUFF@ )
+  set( ECCODES_IFS_SAMPLES_PATH ${eccodes_BASE_DIR}/@ECCODES_IFS_SAMPLES_SUFF@ )
 endif()