diff --git a/debian/patches/fix-multiarch.patch b/debian/patches/fix-multiarch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76dab46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/fix-multiarch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+ project(libsysstat)
+ 
+ # Set default installation paths
+-set(LIB_INSTALL_DIR "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}" CACHE PATH "Installation path for libraries")
++set(LIB_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}" CACHE PATH "Installation path for libraries")
+ set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR include CACHE PATH "Installation path for includes")
+ 
+ set(MAJOR_VERSION 0)
+--- a/cmake/create_pkgconfig_file.cmake
++++ b/cmake/create_pkgconfig_file.cmake
+@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
+     if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
+         install(FILES ${_pkgfname} DESTINATION libdata/pkgconfig)
+     else()
+-        install(FILES ${_pkgfname} DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig)
++        install(FILES ${_pkgfname} DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/pkgconfig)
+     endif()
+ 
+ endmacro()
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..665487f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix-multiarch.patch
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 5ac5d96..fe7b432 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 	dh ${@} --buildsystem cmake --parallel
 
 
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure -- \
+		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
+
+
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install --list-missing --fail-missing