diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 64a5cef..a8a7e6d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ option(CSPICE_BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY "Build sofa as a static library, instead of d
 # INSTALL TREE CONFIGURATION (Project name independent)
 #  Offer the user the choice of overriding the installation directories.
 # +============================================================================
-set(INSTALL_LIB_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for libraries")
-set(INSTALL_BIN_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for executables")
-set(INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for header files")
-set(INSTALL_DATA_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/data/" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for data files")
-set(INSTALL_MAN_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for man documentation")
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+set(INSTALL_LIB_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for libraries")
+set(INSTALL_BIN_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for executables")
+set(INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for header files")
+set(INSTALL_DATA_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for data files")
+set(INSTALL_MAN_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for man documentation")
 set(INSTALL_TESTS_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tests/" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for tests (default=OFF)")
 set(INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR "${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER}" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for cmake config files")
 
@@ -131,9 +132,9 @@ set_target_properties(cspice
 # Installation of the library.
 install(TARGETS cspice
         EXPORT cspice_export
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
         )
 
 # Set <project>_LIBRARIES for <project>-config.cmake.