diff --git a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
index f143c5dc..9fdc49e5 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ macro(set_fairmq_defaults)
 
   # Define install dirs
   set(PROJECT_INSTALL_BINDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
-  set(PROJECT_INSTALL_LIBDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER})
+  set(PROJECT_INSTALL_LIBDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
   set(PROJECT_INSTALL_INCDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER})
   set(PROJECT_INSTALL_DATADIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER})
   set(PROJECT_INSTALL_CMAKEMODDIR ${PROJECT_INSTALL_DATADIR}/cmake)