diff --git a/scripts/build_pti_data/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/build_pti_data/CMakeLists.txt
index e2532c78d4..bf7e5bf763 100644
--- a/scripts/build_pti_data/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/build_pti_data/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(DEFINED ENV{LEVELZERO_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  set(LevelZero_INCLUDE_DIR "$ENV{LEVELZERO_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+  set(LevelZero_INCLUDE_DIR "$ENV{LEVELZERO_INCLUDE_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Path to Level Zero includes")
+  message(STATUS "Using Level Zero from ENV: ${LevelZero_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 else()
   message(STATUS "LEVELZERO_INCLUDE_DIR env var not defined; try to use system version")
 endif()
 
 if(DEFINED ENV{LEVELZERO_LIBRARY})
-  set(LevelZero_LIBRARY "$ENV{LEVELZERO_LIBRARY}")
+  set(LevelZero_LIBRARY "$ENV{LEVELZERO_LIBRARY}" CACHE PATH "Path to Level Zero library")
+  message(STATUS "Using Level Zero from ENV: ${LevelZero_LIBRARY}")
 else()
   message(STATUS "LEVELZERO_LIBRARY env var not defined; try to use system version")
 endif()
diff --git a/scripts/install-pti.sh b/scripts/install-pti.sh
index 88f661771a..bb32cfe071 100755
--- a/scripts/install-pti.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-pti.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ function build_level_zero {
   echo "${LEVEL_ZERO_VERSION}" | awk -F. '{print $3}' > VERSION_PATCH
   mkdir build
   cd build
-  cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+  L0_INSTALL_PATH="$LEVEL_ZERO_PROJ/level-zero-${LEVEL_ZERO_VERSION}/install"
+  cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$L0_INSTALL_PATH" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
   cmake --build . --config Release --parallel "$(nproc)"
-  # cmake --build . --config Release --target install
-  export LEVELZERO_INCLUDE_DIR="$LEVEL_ZERO_PROJ/level-zero-${LEVEL_ZERO_VERSION}"
-  export LEVELZERO_LIBRARY="$LEVEL_ZERO_PROJ/level-zero-${LEVEL_ZERO_VERSION}/build/lib/libze_loader.so"
+  cmake --build . --config Release --target install
+  export LEVELZERO_INCLUDE_DIR="$L0_INSTALL_PATH/include"
+  export LEVELZERO_LIBRARY="$L0_INSTALL_PATH/lib/libze_loader.so"
 }
 
 function build_pti {
diff --git a/third_party/proton/proton/profile.py b/third_party/proton/proton/profile.py
index 52ca8a87a7..82e778ec19 100644
--- a/third_party/proton/proton/profile.py
+++ b/third_party/proton/proton/profile.py
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ def _select_backend() -> str:
     elif backend == "xpu":
         global UTILS_CACHE_PATH
         UTILS_CACHE_PATH = triton.runtime.driver.active.build_proton_help_lib()
-        files = importlib.metadata.files('intel-pti')
-        if files is not None:
-            for f in files:
-                if f.name == 'libpti_view.so':
-                    os.environ["TRITON_XPUPTI_LIB_PATH"] = str(pathlib.Path(f.locate()).parent.resolve())
-                    break
+        try:
+            if (files := importlib.metadata.files('intel-pti')) is not None:
+                for f in files:
+                    if f.name == 'libpti_view.so':
+                        os.environ["TRITON_XPUPTI_LIB_PATH"] = str(pathlib.Path(f.locate()).parent.resolve())
+                        break
+        except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+            pass
         return "xpupti"
     else:
         raise ValueError("No backend is available for the current target.")