diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc308db..18a61dd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules")
 # Use installpath from GNUInstallDirs as default.
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
+set( CMAKE_INSTALL_SHAREDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} )
+
 # --------------------------------
 #  Program
 # --------------------------------
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ endif (WIN32)
 # --------------------------------
 
 install(FILES README.md LICENSE LICENSE.bitcoin
-		DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
+		DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SHAREDIR})
 
 configure_file( docs/eosio-keygen.1.in
 				${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/man1/eosio-keygen.1 )