--- 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()