diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d2d8810..715c846 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ if(VERBOSE)
 	message(STATUS "contrib_private_headers: ${contrib_private_headers}")
 endif()
 
-include_directories(${YAML_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
-include_directories(${YAML_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-
+if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.8.12)
+    include_directories(${YAML_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
+    include_directories(${YAML_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+endif()
 
 
 ###
@@ -275,6 +276,14 @@ set(_INSTALL_DESTINATIONS
 ### Library
 ###
 add_library(yaml-cpp ${library_sources})
+
+if (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.8.12)
+    target_include_directories(yaml-cpp
+        PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${YAML_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+               $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${INCLUDE_INSTALL_ROOT_DIR}>
+        PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${YAML_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/src>)
+endif()
+
 set_target_properties(yaml-cpp PROPERTIES
   COMPILE_FLAGS "${yaml_c_flags} ${yaml_cxx_flags}"
 )
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 3633da5..ad61a3c 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ file(GLOB test_new_api_sources new-api/[a-z]*.cpp)
 list(APPEND test_sources ${test_new_api_sources})
 add_sources(${test_sources} ${test_headers})
 
+include_directories(${YAML_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 include_directories(${YAML_CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/test)
 
 add_executable(run-tests