diff --git a/packaging/nsis/CMakeLists.txt b/packaging/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
index a43a3601d6..904cf29a74 100644
--- a/packaging/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packaging/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ elseif(MSVC_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 1800)
 endif()
 
 find_program(VCREDIST_EXE "${_vcredist_name}"
-	PATHS "${_PROJECT_LIB_DIR}" ENV "VCINSTALLDIR"
+	PATHS "${_PROJECT_LIB_DIR}" $ENV{VCToolsRedistDir} $ENV{VCINSTALLDIR}
 	PATH_SUFFIXES ${_ws_vcredist_subdir} ${_ms_vcredist_subdir}
 	NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 )
 if(VCREDIST_EXE)
 	file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "${VCREDIST_EXE}" VCREDIST_EXE)
-	message(STATUS "Using ${VCREDIST_EXE} for the installer")
+	message(STATUS "Using ${VCREDIST_EXE} for the NSIS installer.")
 endif()
 
 # Ideally we would generate this at compile time using a separate cmake
diff --git a/packaging/wix/CMakeLists.txt b/packaging/wix/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ecfdeefad..0de2c6c2be 100644
--- a/packaging/wix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packaging/wix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ find_path(MERGE_MODULE_DIR ${MERGE_MODULE}
 	NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 )
 
-message(STATUS "Using ${MERGE_MODULE_DIR}/Microsoft_${MSVC_CRT_VERSION}_CRT_${TARGET_MACHINE}.msm for the installer")
+message(STATUS "Using ${MERGE_MODULE_DIR}/Microsoft_${MSVC_CRT_VERSION}_CRT_${TARGET_MACHINE}.msm for the WiX installer")
 
 # DependentComponents.wxi. Can be created at configure time.
 set(_all_manifest_wix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/DependentComponents.wxs")