diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2bcc383..159b87f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ all_cmd: $(CMD_TARGETS)
 CMAKE_COMMAND = /usr/bin/cmake
 
 $(kshark-dir)/build/Makefile: $(kshark-dir)/CMakeLists.txt
-	$(Q) cd $(kshark-dir)/build && $(CMAKE_COMMAND) -D_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(prefix) ..
+	$(Q) cd $(kshark-dir)/build && $(CMAKE_COMMAND) -D_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(prefix)  -D_LIBDIR=$(libdir) ..
 
 gui: force $(CMD_TARGETS) $(kshark-dir)/build/Makefile
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(S) -C $(kshark-dir)/build
diff --git a/kernel-shark/CMakeLists.txt b/kernel-shark/CMakeLists.txt
index 145b058..bf24ed6 100644
--- a/kernel-shark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kernel-shark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,17 +30,21 @@ if (Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
 
 endif (Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
 
-set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH    "${KS_DIR}/lib")
-set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH "${KS_DIR}/bin")
-
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -g -pthread -fPIC")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -g -std=c++11 -pthread -fPIC")
-
 if(NOT _INSTALL_PREFIX)
 	set(_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/local")
 endif()
 
-set(KS_PLUGIN_INSTALL_PREFIX ${_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/${KS_APP_NAME}/plugins/)
+if (NOT _LIBDIR)
+    set(_LIBDIR "${_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+endif (NOT _LIBDIR)
+
+set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH    "${KS_DIR}/${_LIBDIR}")
+set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH "${KS_DIR}/${_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin")
+
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -g -pthread -fPIC")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -g -std=c++11 -pthread -fPIC")
+
+set(KS_PLUGIN_INSTALL_PREFIX ${_LIBDIR}/${KS_APP_NAME}/plugins/)
 set(KS_ICON ksharkicon.png)
 
 if (NOT _DEBUG)
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ if (NOT _DEBUG)
 
 endif (NOT _DEBUG)
 
-SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/${KS_APP_NAME}/")
+SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${_LIBDIR}/${KS_APP_NAME}/")
 SET(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH FALSE)
 
 include_directories(${KS_DIR}/src/
diff --git a/kernel-shark/src/CMakeLists.txt b/kernel-shark/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cbc00f..b790c7a 100644
--- a/kernel-shark/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kernel-shark/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if (Qt5Widgets_FOUND AND Qt5Network_FOUND)
 
     install(TARGETS ${KS_APP_NAME} kshark-record kshark kshark-plot kshark-gui
             RUNTIME DESTINATION ${_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/
-            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/${KS_APP_NAME}/)
+	    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${_LIBDIR}/${KS_APP_NAME}/)
 
     install(FILES "${KS_DIR}/${KS_APP_NAME}.desktop"
             DESTINATION ${_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/applications/)