diff --git a/edo/install.cmake-dist b/edo/install.cmake-dist
index bd07be7c..99d4166b 100644
--- a/edo/install.cmake-dist
+++ b/edo/install.cmake-dist
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SET(MO_DIR "<<PATH_TO_MO>>" CACHE PATH "MO directory" FORCE)
 
 SET(EO_INCLUDE_DIRS "${EO_DIR}/src" CACHE PATH "EO include directory" FORCE)
 SET(EO_LIBRARY_DIRS "${EO_DIR}/release/lib" CACHE PATH "EO library directory" FORCE)
-SET(EO_LIBRARIES "eoutils eo es ga cma gcov")
+SET(EO_LIBRARIES eoutils eo es ga cma gcov) # do not use quotes around this list or it will fail
 
 SET(MO_INCLUDE_DIRS "${MO_DIR}/src" CACHE PATH "MO include directory" FORCE)
 SET(MO_LIBRARY_DIRS "${MO_DIR}/release/lib" CACHE PATH "MO library directory" FORCE)