diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b0bca9f..5796610f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ option(JSON_MultipleHeaders "Use non-amalgamated version of the library." OFF)
 ##
 ## CONFIGURATION
 ##
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 set(NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME               ${PROJECT_NAME})
-set(NLOHMANN_JSON_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR        "lib/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
-set(NLOHMANN_JSON_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR       "include")
+set(NLOHMANN_JSON_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR        "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+set(NLOHMANN_JSON_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR       "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
 set(NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME       "${PROJECT_NAME}Targets")
 set(NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_CONFIG_TEMPLATE     "cmake/config.cmake.in")
 set(NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR          "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")