diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22d41c1..ee50976 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 ## use ccache if found
 find_program(CCACHE_EXECUTABLE "ccache" HINTS /usr/local/bin /opt/local/bin)
@@ -183,18 +183,18 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 
 
 # install the bin
-install(TARGETS multitail DESTINATION bin)
+install(TARGETS multitail DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 # install the config file
-install(FILES multitail.conf DESTINATION etc RENAME multitail.conf.new)
+install(FILES multitail.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR})
 # install the manual files
-install(FILES multitail.1 DESTINATION share/man/man1)
+install(FILES multitail.1 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR})
 # install doc files
-install(FILES manual.html DESTINATION share/doc/multitail-${VERSION})
-install(FILES LICENSE DESTINATION share/doc/multitail-${VERSION})
-install(FILES README.md DESTINATION share/doc/multitail-${VERSION})
-install(FILES thanks.txt DESTINATION share/doc/multitail-${VERSION})
+install(FILES manual.html DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
+install(FILES LICENSE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
+install(FILES README.md DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
+install(FILES thanks.txt DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
 # cp conversion-scripts/* etc/multitail/
-install(DIRECTORY conversion-scripts DESTINATION etc/multitail)
+install(DIRECTORY conversion-scripts DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR})
 
 
 if(USE_CPPCHECK)