diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 33bb3282d..fd35f7938 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1017,13 +1017,6 @@ if env['f90_interface'] == 'y':
     VariantDir('build/src/fortran/', 'src/fortran', duplicate=1)
     SConscript('build/src/fortran/SConscript')
 
-    if env['addInstallTargets']:
-        # install F90 / F77 samples
-        inst = env.RecursiveInstall(pjoin('$inst_sampledir', 'f77'), 'samples/f77')
-        installTargets.extend(inst)
-        inst = env.RecursiveInstall(pjoin('$inst_sampledir', 'f90'), 'samples/f90')
-        installTargets.extend(inst)
-
 VariantDir('build/src', 'src', duplicate=0)
 SConscript('build/src/SConscript')
 
@@ -1044,14 +1037,24 @@ if env['build_docs']:
 
 if 'samples' in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS or 'install' in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
     SConscript('samples/cxx/SConscript')
-    if env['f90_interface'] == 'y':
-        SConscript('samples/f77/SConscript')
 
     # Install C++ samples
     inst = env.RecursiveInstall(pjoin('$inst_sampledir', 'cxx'),
                                 'samples/cxx')
     installTargets.extend(inst)
 
+    if env['f90_interface'] == 'y':
+        SConscript('samples/f77/SConscript')
+        SConscript('samples/f90/SConscript')
+
+    if env['addInstallTargets'] and env['f90_interface'] == 'y':
+        # install F90 / F77 samples
+        inst = env.RecursiveInstall(pjoin('$inst_sampledir', 'f77'), 'samples/f77')
+        installTargets.extend(inst)
+        inst = env.RecursiveInstall(pjoin('$inst_sampledir', 'f90'), 'samples/f90')
+        installTargets.extend(inst)
+
+
 ### Meta-targets ###
 build_samples = Alias('samples', sampleTargets)
 
diff --git a/samples/cxx/SConscript b/samples/cxx/SConscript
index 888d1aff9..3818bd1e0 100644
--- a/samples/cxx/SConscript
+++ b/samples/cxx/SConscript
@@ -39,6 +39,5 @@ for subdir, name, extensions in samples:
     localenv['tmpl_cantera_libdirs'] = repr([x for x in libdirs if x])
     localenv['tmpl_progname'] = name
     localenv['tmpl_sourcename'] = name + '.cpp'
-    localenv['testvariable'] = incdirs
 
     sconstruct = localenv.SubstFile(pjoin(subdir, 'SConstruct'), 'SConstruct.in')
diff --git a/samples/f77/SConscript b/samples/f77/SConscript
index f32f4e9fe..dcdca8f47 100644
--- a/samples/f77/SConscript
+++ b/samples/f77/SConscript
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ for program_name, fortran_sources in samples:
                             fortran_sources + ftn_demo,
                             CPPPATH=['#build/src/fortran', '#include'],
                             LIBS=env['cantera_libs']+['cantera_fortran']+['stdc++'],
-                            LIBPATH=['#build/lib'],
+                            LIBPATH=[env['sundials_libdir'], '#build/lib'],
                             LINK='$F77')
     sampleTargets.extend(prog)
+
+# Generate SConstruct file to be installed
+incdirs = (localenv['ct_incroot'], localenv['sundials_include'],
+           localenv['boost_inc_dir'])
+libs = (['cantera_fortran', 'cantera'] + localenv['sundials_libs'] +
+        localenv['boost_libs'] + localenv['blas_lapack_libs'] + ['stdc++'])
+libdirs = (localenv['ct_libdir'], localenv['sundials_libdir'],
+           localenv['blas_lapack_dir'], localenv['boost_lib_dir'])
+localenv['tmpl_cantera_incdirs'] = repr([x for x in incdirs if x])
+localenv['tmpl_cantera_libs'] = repr([x for x in libs if x])
+localenv['tmpl_cantera_libdirs'] = repr([x for x in libdirs if x])
+
+sconstruct = localenv.SubstFile('SConstruct', 'SConstruct.in')
diff --git a/samples/f77/SConstruct.in b/samples/f77/SConstruct.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd901d736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/f77/SConstruct.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+env = Environment()
+
+env['F77'] = '@F77@'
+env['CC'] = '@CC@'
+env.Append(FFLAGS='-g',
+           CCFLAGS='-g',
+           CPPPATH=@tmpl_cantera_incdirs@,
+           LIBS=@tmpl_cantera_libs@,
+           LIBPATH=@tmpl_cantera_libdirs@)
+
+ctlib = env.Object('demo_ftnlib.cpp')
+
+demo_obj = env.Object('demo.f')
+isentropic_obj = env.Object('isentropic.f')
+
+demo = env.Program('demo', [ctlib, demo_obj],
+                   LINK='$F77')
+isentropic = env.Program('isentropic', [ctlib, isentropic_obj],
+                         LINK='$F77')
+
+Default(demo)
+Default(isentropic)
diff --git a/samples/f90/SConstruct.in b/samples/f90/SConstruct.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1c030e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/f90/SConstruct.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+env = Environment()
+
+env['F90'] = '@F90@'
+env.Append(FFLAGS='-g',
+           F90PATH=@tmpl_cantera_incdirs@,
+           LIBS=@tmpl_cantera_libs@,
+           LIBPATH=@tmpl_cantera_libdirs@)
+
+program = env.Program('@tmpl_progname@', '@tmpl_sourcename@')
+Default(program)