diff --git a/modules/default_build_paths.cmake b/modules/default_build_paths.cmake
index c488407..0f4e7a2 100644
--- a/modules/default_build_paths.cmake
+++ b/modules/default_build_paths.cmake
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 #.rst:
 #
-# Sets binary and library output directories to ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin
-# and ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib, respectively.
+# Sets binary and library output directories to ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+# and ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}, respectively.
 #
 # Variables modified::
 #
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #   CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
 #   CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
 
-set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
+set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})