diff --git a/src/kile/syntax/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kile/syntax/CMakeLists.txt
index e93f69e..31c43bb 100644
--- a/src/kile/syntax/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kile/syntax/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 
 ########### install files ###############
 
-file( GLOB _files *.xml )
+file( GLOB _files RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.xml )
 list( SORT _files )
 
+# exclude files that are already installed by tdelibs
+list( REMOVE_ITEM _files
+  "bibtex.xml"
+  "latex.xml"
+)
+
 install(
   FILES ${_files}
   DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/katepart/syntax