diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 315789e..2f80335 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ endif()
 
 find_program(PYTHON "python")
 
-if(BUILD_PYTHON_DIST AND PYTHON)
+if(BUILD_PYTHON AND PYTHON)
     set(PYTHONLIBRARYPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
 
     set(SETUP_PY_IN "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/setup.py")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5972cf1..d422ad6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,15 +16,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with PGURE-SVT.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import os
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 
-def read(fname):
-    """Utility function to read the README file."""
-    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read()
-
-
 setup(
     name="pguresvt",
     version="${PGURE-SVT_VERSION_FULL}",
@@ -32,7 +26,7 @@ def read(fname):
     author_email="tjof2@cam.ac.uk",
     url="https://github.com/tjof2/pgure-svt",
     description="Singular value thresholding for denoising video microscopy data",
-    long_description=read("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md"),
+    long_description=open("README.md").read(),
     license="GPLv3",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",