diff --git a/cmakemodules/ilcsoft_default_rpath_settings.cmake b/cmakemodules/ilcsoft_default_rpath_settings.cmake
index 3a6663e..9191598 100644
--- a/cmakemodules/ilcsoft_default_rpath_settings.cmake
+++ b/cmakemodules/ilcsoft_default_rpath_settings.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ if(APPLE)
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path/../${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
   endif("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
 else()
+  if(NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR lib)
+  endif()
+  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "\$ORIGIN/../${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}" )
+  MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH)
   set(CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH FALSE)           # skip the full RPATH for the install tree
 endif()