diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f0e3ce40..78f9f6db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 project (libff)
 
+include( GNUInstallDirs )
+
 # Default to RelWithDebInfo configuration if no configuration is explicitly specified.
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RelWithDebInfo CACHE STRING "Build type on single-configuration generators" FORCE)
diff --git a/libff/CMakeLists.txt b/libff/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f9e4d9a..4cf3772f 100644
--- a/libff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ install(
 )
 
 install(
-  TARGETS ff DESTINATION lib ${INSTALL_COMPONENT_ARGS}
+  TARGETS ff DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR} ${INSTALL_COMPONENT_ARGS}
 )
 
 # Tests