diff --git a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
index a627184e45..dd590c910f 100644
--- a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,33 +51,25 @@ if(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH OR
     endif()
 
     if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
-      if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
-        if(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH)
-          if(NOT CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR)
-            find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-            pkg_get_variable(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR "fish" "completionsdir")
-            if(NOT CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR)
-              if(CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR)
-                set(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/fish/vendor_completions.d")
-              endif()
-            endif()
-          endif()
-          if(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR)
-            install(FILES "${_completion_fish}" DESTINATION "${CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR}")
-          endif()
+      if(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH)
+        if(NOT CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR AND NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
+          find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+          pkg_get_variable(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR "fish" "completionsdir")
         endif()
-        if(CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH)
-          if(NOT CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH_DIR)
-            if(CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR)
-              set(CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/zsh/site-functions")
-            endif()
-          endif()
-          if(CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH_DIR)
-            install(FILES "${_completion_zsh}" DESTINATION "${CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH_DIR}")
-          endif()
+        if(NOT CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR AND CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR)
+          set(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/fish/vendor_completions.d")
+        endif()
+        if(CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR)
+          install(FILES "${_completion_fish}" DESTINATION "${CURL_COMPLETION_FISH_DIR}")
+        endif()
+      endif()
+      if(CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH)
+        if(NOT CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH_DIR AND CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR)
+          set(CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/zsh/site-functions")
+        endif()
+        if(CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH_DIR)
+          install(FILES "${_completion_zsh}" DESTINATION "${CURL_COMPLETION_ZSH_DIR}")
         endif()
-      else()
-        message(STATUS "We cannot install completion scripts when cross-compiling")
       endif()
     endif()
   else()