diff --git a/build/CMakeLists.txt b/build/CMakeLists.txt
index ef678647..0b040b88 100644
--- a/build/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 
 project(histogram)
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 # setup build
 option(USE_PYTHON "Build Python bindings" ON)
diff --git a/build/CMakeModules/FindNumpy.cmake b/build/FindNumpy.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from build/CMakeModules/FindNumpy.cmake
rename to build/FindNumpy.cmake
diff --git a/build/CMakeModules/FindROOT.cmake b/build/FindROOT.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from build/CMakeModules/FindROOT.cmake
rename to build/FindROOT.cmake
diff --git a/build/CMakeModules/FindSphinx.cmake b/build/FindSphinx.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from build/CMakeModules/FindSphinx.cmake
rename to build/FindSphinx.cmake