diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42404b0..9620b9f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ project (Vdt)
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Include the defaults
 include ( CMakeDefaults.txt )
+include ( GNUInstallDirs )
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # configuration options -- you may change them when running cmake ==============
@@ -214,5 +215,5 @@ INSTALL(FILES
         include/tan.h
         include/vdtcore_common.h
         include/vdtMath.h
-        DESTINATION include/vdt)
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/vdt)
 
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 09c9bc3..7509960 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(vdt ${SRC_DIR}/vdtMath_signatures.cc ${INC_DIR}/vdtMath.h )
 
 # Installation of the lib
 INSTALL(TARGETS vdt  
-        DESTINATION lib)
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
         
 
 # Build Vc wrapper (without c++11)