diff --git a/c/CMakeLists.txt b/c/CMakeLists.txt
index b3ad67d2c..545dd22df 100644
--- a/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ add_custom_command(
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
 )
 ############ Installation section ############
-set(include_install_dir "include")
-set(lib_install_dir "lib/")
-set(bin_install_dir "bin/")
-set(config_install_dir "lib/cmake/")
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+set(include_install_dir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
+set(lib_install_dir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/")
+set(bin_install_dir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/")
+set(config_install_dir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/")
 
 set(project_config "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/${PROJECT_NAME}Config.cmake")
 set(targets_export_name "${PROJECT_NAME}Targets")