diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f4fe03d..74d4186d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ include(CutterInstallDirs)
 set(CUTTER_PYTHON_MIN 3.5)
 
 option(CUTTER_USE_BUNDLED_RADARE2 "Use radare2 from src/radare2 submodule instead of searching for it on the system" OFF)
+option(CUTTER_USE_ADDITIONAL_RADARE2_PATHS "Search radare2 in additional paths which are not part of default system library paths.\
+ Disable this option if you are linking against radare2 pacakged as proper system library or in a custom path and additional are paths causing problems." ON)
 option(CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON "Enable Python integration. Requires Python >= ${CUTTER_PYTHON_MIN}." OFF)
 option(CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS "Enable generating Python bindings with Shiboken2. Unused if CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON=OFF." OFF)
 option(CUTTER_ENABLE_CRASH_REPORTS "Enable crash report system. Unused if CUTTER_ENABLE_CRASH_REPORTS=OFF" OFF)
diff --git a/src/cmake/FindRadare2.cmake b/src/cmake/FindRadare2.cmake
index 77c649e6..ec897124 100644
--- a/src/cmake/FindRadare2.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/FindRadare2.cmake
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ if(WIN32)
 			INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${Radare2_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 	set(Radare2_TARGET Radare2::libr)
 else()
-	# support sys/user.sh install
-	set(Radare2_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_TEMP ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
-	list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "$ENV{HOME}/bin/prefix/radare2")
+	# support installation locations used by r2 scripts like sys/user.sh and sys/install.sh
+	if(CUTTER_USE_ADDITIONAL_RADARE2_PATHS)
+		set(Radare2_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_TEMP ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
+		list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "$ENV{HOME}/bin/prefix/radare2") # sys/user.sh
+		list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "/usr/local") # sys/install.sh
+	endif()
 
 	find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 	if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.6")
@@ -84,7 +87,9 @@ else()
 	endif()
 
 	# reset CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-	set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${Radare2_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_TEMP})
+	if(CUTTER_USE_ADDITIONAL_RADARE2_PATHS)
+		set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${Radare2_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_TEMP})
+	endif()
 
 	if((TARGET PkgConfig::Radare2) AND (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.11.0"))
 		set_target_properties(PkgConfig::Radare2 PROPERTIES IMPORTED_GLOBAL ON)