diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d6afc8..edf9c73 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ project(bmi-example-fortran
   LANGUAGES Fortran
 )
 
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 set(model_name heatf)
 set(bmi_name bmi${model_name})
 
diff --git a/bmi_heat/CMakeLists.txt b/bmi_heat/CMakeLists.txt
index 8820a56..8f86d3b 100644
--- a/bmi_heat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bmi_heat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ target_link_libraries(run_${bmi_name} ${bmi_name})
 
 install(
   TARGETS run_${bmi_name}
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
 )
 install(
   TARGETS ${bmi_name}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
 )
 install(
   FILES ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/${bmi_name}.mod
-  DESTINATION include
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
 )
diff --git a/heat/CMakeLists.txt b/heat/CMakeLists.txt
index 78fe34d..98f0781 100644
--- a/heat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/heat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ target_link_libraries(run_${model_name} ${model_name})
 
 install(
   TARGETS run_${model_name}
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
 )
 install(
   TARGETS ${model_name}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
 )
 install(
   FILES ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/${model_name}.mod
-  DESTINATION include
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
 )