diff --git a/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
index 9918d490a..4032b474e 100644
--- a/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/QtDialog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ ELSE(NOT QT4_FOUND)
     ENDIF(APPLE)
     SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_DESTINATION_ARGS 
       BUNDLE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BUNDLE_LOCATION}")
+  ELSE(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} GREATER 2.4)
+    # Since the built CMake will install itself instead of the
+    # generating CMake, tell it that the install rules were generated
+    # by CMake 2.4.
+    INSTALL(CODE "SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SELF_2_4 1)")
   ENDIF(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} GREATER 2.4)
   # if qt is not static and we are on windows then skip the install
   # I don't want to distribute qt dlls
diff --git a/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx b/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
index 9a452fa85..a10143575 100644
--- a/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ bool cmFileCommand::ParseInstallArgs(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
     std::string stype = "FILES";
     enum Doing { DoingNone, DoingFiles, DoingProperties,
                  DoingPermissionsFile, DoingPermissionsDir,
-                 DoingPermissionsMatch };
+                 DoingPermissionsMatch, DoingSelf24 };
     Doing doing = DoingNone;
     bool use_given_permissions_file = false;
     bool use_given_permissions_dir = false;
@@ -1844,6 +1844,14 @@ bool cmFileCommand::ParseInstallArgs(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
         }
       else if ( *cstr == "COMPONENTS"  )
         {
+        if(this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_INSTALL_SELF_2_4"))
+          {
+          // When CMake 2.4 builds this CMake version we need to support
+          // the install scripts it generates since it asks this CMake
+          // to install itself using the rules it generated.
+          doing = DoingSelf24;
+          continue;
+          }
         cmOStringStream e;
         e << "INSTALL called with old-style COMPONENTS argument.  "
           << "This script was generated with an older version of CMake.  "
@@ -1903,6 +1911,13 @@ bool cmFileCommand::ParseInstallArgs(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
           return false;
           }
         }
+      else if(doing == DoingSelf24)
+        {
+        // Ignore these arguments for compatibility.  This should be
+        // reached only when CMake 2.4 is installing the current
+        // CMake.  It can be removed when CMake 2.6 or higher is
+        // required to build CMake.
+        }
       else
         {
         this->SetError("called with inappropriate arguments");