diff --git a/JITpackage/CMakeLists.txt b/JITpackage/CMakeLists.txt
index 64492a1..bd15dd0 100644
--- a/JITpackage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/JITpackage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ project ( jitpackage LANGUAGES C )
 set ( GRAPHBLAS_CROSS_TOOLCHAIN_FLAGS_NATIVE "" CACHE STRING
     "list of configuration flags used for building native generator binaries when cross-compiling" )
 
-if ( CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING )
+if (GRB_JITPACKAGE_EXECUTABLE)
+    add_executable(grb_jitpackage IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(grb_jitpackage PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION "${GRB_JITPACKAGE_EXECUTABLE}")
+elseif (0)
 
     cmake_path ( GET PROJECT_BINARY_DIR FILENAME _subdir )
     if ( ${_subdir} STREQUAL "native" )
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ else ( )
     if ( NOT WIN32 )
         target_link_libraries ( grb_jitpackage PRIVATE m )
     endif ( )
+    install(TARGETS grb_jitpackage)
 
     # Generate an import target to be able to run the native executable when
     # cross-compiling.