diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8db81b1..cd8520b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -224,18 +224,19 @@ IF(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
     )
 ENDIF(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
 
-# The library output directory
-SET(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-SET(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-
 # Configuration file
 CONFIGURE_FILE(
   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/tins/config.h.in"
   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/tins/config.h"
 )
 
+IF (NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+    SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR lib)
+ENDIF()
+# The library output directory
+SET(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+SET(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 # Support for pkg-config
-SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR lib)
 SET(pkgconfig_prefix      ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 SET(pkgconfig_exec_prefix ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 SET(pkgconfig_libdir      ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index da877f8..c5f2d26 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(tins PROPERTIES VERSION ${LIBTINS_VERSION} SOVERSION ${LIB
 INSTALL( 
     TARGETS tins
     EXPORT libtinsTargets
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     COMPONENT dev
 )
 
@@ -233,4 +233,4 @@ MACRO(INSTALL_HEADERS_WITH_DIRECTORY HEADER_LIST)
     ENDFOREACH(HEADER)
 ENDMACRO()
 
-INSTALL_HEADERS_WITH_DIRECTORY(${HEADERS})
\ No newline at end of file
+INSTALL_HEADERS_WITH_DIRECTORY(${HEADERS})