diff --git a/gtsam/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/gtsam/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 301548dcf..4adbfb250 100644
--- a/gtsam/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gtsam/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ add_subdirectory(ceres)
 include(GeographicLib/cmake/FindGeographicLib.cmake)
 
 # Set up the option to install GeographicLib
-if(GEOGRAPHICLIB_FOUND)
-  set(install_geographiclib_default OFF)
-else()
+if(GEOGRAPHICLIB-NOTFOUND)
   set(install_geographiclib_default ON)
+else()
+  set(install_geographiclib_default OFF)
 endif()
 option(GTSAM_INSTALL_GEOGRAPHICLIB "Build and install the 3rd-party library GeographicLib" ${install_geographiclib_default})
 
diff --git a/gtsam/navigation/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/gtsam/navigation/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b03b8167c..0beca7769 100644
--- a/gtsam/navigation/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gtsam/navigation/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,15 +14,10 @@ if(GTSAM_INSTALL_GEOGRAPHICLIB)
   endif()
 
 else()
-  if(GEOGRAPHICLIB_FOUND)
+  if(GeographicLib_LIBRARIES)
     # If we're not installing, but it's already installed, use the installed one
     include_directories(${GeographicLib_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    list(APPEND test_link_libraries )
-	#if(MSVC)
-    #  list(APPEND test_link_libraries GeographicLib_STATIC)
-    #else()
-      list(APPEND test_link_libraries ${GeographicLib_LIBRARIES})
-    #endif()
+    list(APPEND test_link_libraries ${GeographicLib_LIBRARIES})
   else()
     # We don't have GeographicLib
     set(tests_excluded testGeographicLib.cpp testGPSFactor.cpp testMagFactor.cpp)