diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 580df83..ac89904 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ if(INFOWARE_PCI_IDS_PATH)
 		message(WARNING "The specified pci.ids file INFOWARE_PCI_IDS_PATH=${INFOWARE_PCI_IDS_PATH} doesn't seem to exist.")
 	endif()
 	set(infoware_pci_ids_file "${INFOWARE_PCI_IDS_PATH}")
+elseif(HOST_PCI_DATA)
+	# git unused
 elseif(NOT Git_FOUND)
 	message(SEND_ERROR "Couldn't find a usable git executable in the environment, and the CMake variable INFOWARE_PCI_IDS_PATH is empty.\n${infoware_pci_ids_error}")
 else()
@@ -122,11 +124,17 @@ set_target_properties(infoware_pci_generator PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 14
 set(INFOWARE_PCI_DATA_HPP pci_data.hpp)
 set(INFOWARE_PCI_DATA_GEN "infoware_generated/${INFOWARE_PCI_DATA_HPP}")
 
+if(HOST_PCI_DATA)
+	set_target_properties(infoware_pci_generator PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL 1)
+	configure_file("${HOST_PCI_DATA}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${INFOWARE_PCI_DATA_GEN}" COPYONLY)
+else()
+install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${INFOWARE_PCI_DATA_GEN}" DESTINATION "share/infoware")
 add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${INFOWARE_PCI_DATA_GEN}
                    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory infoware_generated/
                    COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:infoware_pci_generator> "${infoware_pci_ids_file}" > "infoware_generated/pci_data.hpp"
                    DEPENDS "${infoware_pci_ids_file}"
                    COMMENT "Generating ${INFOWARE_PCI_DATA_HPP}")
+endif()
 
 add_custom_target(infoware_generate_pcis DEPENDS "${INFOWARE_PCI_DATA_GEN}")
 add_dependencies(infoware infoware_generate_pcis)