diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcbor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcbor/default.nix
index 7067caa42c0c..9b6a54d92f97 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcbor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcbor/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = false; # needs "-DWITH_TESTS=ON", but fails w/compilation error
 
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib" ];
+
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fno-lto";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {