diff --git a/cmake/Install.cmake b/cmake/Install.cmake
index adcd28fa37..3b74e6c654 100644
--- a/cmake/Install.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Install.cmake
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-ly_set(LY_INSTALL_ENABLED TRUE)
-if(INSTALLED_ENGINE)
-    ly_set(LY_INSTALL_ENABLED FALSE)
-endif()
+set(LY_INSTALL_ENABLED TRUE CACHE BOOL "Indicates if the install process is enabled")
 
 if(LY_INSTALL_ENABLED)
     ly_get_absolute_pal_filename(pal_dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Platform/${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME})
diff --git a/cmake/LYWrappers.cmake b/cmake/LYWrappers.cmake
index d388b03b75..fb3d420c26 100644
--- a/cmake/LYWrappers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/LYWrappers.cmake
@@ -315,13 +315,16 @@ function(ly_add_target)
     # Store the target so we can walk through all of them in LocationDependencies.cmake
     set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY LY_ALL_TARGETS ${interface_name})
 
-    # Store the aliased target into a DIRECTORY property
-    set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY LY_DIRECTORY_TARGETS ${interface_name})
-    # Store the directory path in a GLOBAL property so that it can be accessed
-    # in the layout install logic. Skip if the directory has already been added
-    get_property(ly_all_target_directories GLOBAL PROPERTY LY_ALL_TARGET_DIRECTORIES)
-    if(NOT CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR IN_LIST ly_all_target_directories)
-        set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY LY_ALL_TARGET_DIRECTORIES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+    if(NOT ly_add_target_IMPORTED)
+        # Store the aliased target into a DIRECTORY property
+        set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY LY_DIRECTORY_TARGETS ${interface_name})
+
+        # Store the directory path in a GLOBAL property so that it can be accessed
+        # in the layout install logic. Skip if the directory has already been added
+        get_property(ly_all_target_directories GLOBAL PROPERTY LY_ALL_TARGET_DIRECTORIES)
+        if(NOT CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR IN_LIST ly_all_target_directories)
+            set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY LY_ALL_TARGET_DIRECTORIES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     # Custom commands need to be declared in the same folder as the target that they use. 
diff --git a/cmake/Platform/Common/Install_common.cmake b/cmake/Platform/Common/Install_common.cmake
index 8fb2effe29..c453fadd2e 100644
--- a/cmake/Platform/Common/Install_common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Platform/Common/Install_common.cmake
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ function(ly_setup_cmake_install)
         COMPONENT ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DEFAULT_COMPONENT_NAME}
         PATTERN "__pycache__" EXCLUDE
         PATTERN "Findo3de.cmake" EXCLUDE
-        PATTERN "ConfigurationTypes.cmake" EXCLUDE
         REGEX "3rdParty/Platform\/.*\/BuiltInPackages_.*\.cmake" EXCLUDE
     )
     # Connect configuration types