diff --git a/third_party/ssc/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/ssc/CMakeLists.txt
index e4db2fb0bb5..f0977159eb1 100644
--- a/third_party/ssc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/ssc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,12 +140,9 @@ endfunction()
 # turn off examples, tests and install for jsoncpp
 set(JSONCPP_WITH_EXAMPLE 0)
 set(JSONCPP_WITH_TESTS 0)
-macro (install)
-endmacro ()
-add_subdirectory(jsoncpp)
-macro (install)
-  _install(${ARGV})
-endmacro(install)
+
+# Skip install() commands for jsoncpp
+add_subdirectory(jsoncpp EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 add_subdirectory(splinter)
 add_subdirectory(shared)