diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a91c66b..5a6cacc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ endif()
 
 include( gismoUse )
 include( gsConfig )
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 message( "   GGGGGGGGG      GGGG      GGGGGGGGG  GGGGGG   GGGGGG  GGGGGGGGGG" )
 message( "  GGGG            GGGG     GGGG        GGGGGG  GGGGGG  GGGG   GGGG" )
@@ -184,9 +185,9 @@ set (GISMO_INCLUDE_DIRS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src" "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/exter
      CACHE INTERNAL "${PROJECT_NAME} include directories" )
 
 # Offer the user the choice of overriding the installation directories
-set(LIB_INSTALL_DIR     lib     CACHE STRING "Installation directory for libraries")
-set(BIN_INSTALL_DIR     bin     CACHE STRING "Installation directory for executables")
-set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR include CACHE STRING "Installation directory for header files")
+set(LIB_INSTALL_DIR     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}     CACHE STRING "Installation directory for libraries")
+set(BIN_INSTALL_DIR     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}     CACHE STRING "Installation directory for executables")
+set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR} CACHE STRING "Installation directory for header files")
 
 ## #################################################################
 ## Extensions
diff --git a/cmake/gsInstall.cmake b/cmake/gsInstall.cmake
index 52c7c73..54537b9 100644
--- a/cmake/gsInstall.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gsInstall.cmake
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}")
 if(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
   set(DEF_CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/cmake)
 else()
-   set(DEF_CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/gismo)
+   set(DEF_CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/cmake/gismo)
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR ${DEF_CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR} CACHE STRING
     "Installation directory for CMake files")