diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ca16ae..605a062 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ add_library(libargparse STATIC
 set_target_properties(libargparse PROPERTIES PREFIX "") #Avoid extra 'lib' prefix
 set_target_properties(libargparse PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER "${LIB_HEADERS}")
 target_include_directories(libargparse PUBLIC ${LIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-install(TARGETS libargparse)
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+install(TARGETS libargparse RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 
 if(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
     #Create the test executable