diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5df410102a..8b78e08add 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ set(BUILDNAME        "${osname}-${osrel}-${cpu}" CACHE STRING "Build name variab
 ENDIF()
 ENABLE_TESTING()
 INCLUDE(CTest)
+# For CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR
+INCLUDE(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 IF(MSVC)
 	SET(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
@@ -237,16 +239,16 @@ IF(NOT MSVC)
 	# (but later on when installing)
 	SET(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH FALSE) 
 
-	SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+	SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
 
 	# add the automatically determined parts of the RPATH
 	# which point to directories outside the build tree to the install RPATH
 	SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
 
 	# the RPATH to be used when installing, but only if it's not a system directory
-	LIST(FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib" isSystemDir)
+	LIST(FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}" isSystemDir)
 	IF("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
-		SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+		SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
 	ENDIF("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
 ENDIF()
 
diff --git a/liblib/CMakeLists.txt b/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c20900538..32c27aeef3 100644
--- a/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/liblib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(netcdf PROPERTIES
 	SOVERSION ${netCDF_SO_VERSION})
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS netcdf EXPORT netcdf-targets RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT libraries 
-		       LIBRARY DESTINATION lib COMPONENT libraries 
-		       ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib COMPONENT libraries 
+		       LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT libraries 
+		       ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT libraries 
 		       )
 
 SET(ALL_TLL_LIBS ${TLL_LIBS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 FILE(GLOB CUR_EXTRA_DIST RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.c)
 SET(CUR_EXTRA_DIST ${CUR_EXTRA_DIST} CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am)
-ADD_EXTRA_DIST("${CUR_EXTRA_DIST}")
\ No newline at end of file
+ADD_EXTRA_DIST("${CUR_EXTRA_DIST}")