diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e82bbecc4..a6bf9c456 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ if(UNIX)
   set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
 endif()
 
+# keep these variables lest some Rime plugin's cmake file is still using them {
 if(NOT DEFINED LIB_INSTALL_DIR)
     set(LIB_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 endif()
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT DEFINED BIN_INSTALL_DIR)
     set(BIN_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 endif()
+# }
 
 # uninstall target
 configure_file(
@@ -162,22 +164,24 @@ add_custom_target(uninstall
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux|FreeBSD|DragonFly|GNU")
   set(prefix "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
   set(exec_prefix "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
-  set(bindir "${exec_prefix}/${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}")
-  set(libdir "${exec_prefix}/${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}")
-  set(pkgdatadir "${prefix}${rime_data_dir}")
-  set(includedir "${prefix}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
+  set(bindir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}")
+  set(libdir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}")
+  set(pkgdatadir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}${rime_data_dir}")
+  set(includedir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR}")
   configure_file(
       ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/rime.pc.in
       ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/rime.pc
       @ONLY)
   install(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/rime.pc
-    DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/pkgconfig)
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
 endif()
 
-install(FILES cmake/RimeConfig.cmake DESTINATION share/cmake/rime)
+install(FILES cmake/RimeConfig.cmake
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/cmake/rime)
 
 file(GLOB rime_public_header_files ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.h)
-install(FILES ${rime_public_header_files} DESTINATION include)
+install(FILES ${rime_public_header_files}
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR})
 
 if(BUILD_DATA)
   file(GLOB rime_preset_data_files ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/data/preset/*.yaml)
diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 17a6cc58a..f8a505b89 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ foreach(plugin ${plugins})
     if(XCODE_VERSION)
       set_target_properties(${plugin_name} PROPERTIES INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath")
     endif(XCODE_VERSION)
-    install(TARGETS ${plugin_name} DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+    install(TARGETS ${plugin_name} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
   endif()
 endforeach(plugin)
 
diff --git a/sample/CMakeLists.txt b/sample/CMakeLists.txt
index 4632fb9cb..0376aa2bc 100644
--- a/sample/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sample/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if(BUILD_SAMPLE)
       PROPERTIES
       INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath")
   endif(XCODE_VERSION)
-  install(TARGETS ${sample_library} DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+  install(TARGETS ${sample_library} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
 
   add_subdirectory(tools)
   if(BUILD_TEST)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 45dd92179..c6acac8d4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   if(XCODE_VERSION)
     set_target_properties(rime PROPERTIES INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath")
   endif()
-  install(TARGETS rime DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+  install(TARGETS rime DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
 
   if(BUILD_SEPARATE_LIBS)
     add_library(rime-dict ${rime_dict_module_src})
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     if(XCODE_VERSION)
       set_target_properties(rime-dict PROPERTIES INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath")
     endif()
-    install(TARGETS rime-dict DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+    install(TARGETS rime-dict DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
 
     add_library(rime-gears ${rime_gears_src})
     target_link_libraries(rime-gears
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     if(XCODE_VERSION)
       set_target_properties(rime-gears PROPERTIES INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath")
     endif()
-    install(TARGETS rime-gears DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+    install(TARGETS rime-gears DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
 
     add_library(rime-levers ${rime_levers_src})
     target_link_libraries(rime-levers
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     if(XCODE_VERSION)
       set_target_properties(rime-levers PROPERTIES INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath")
     endif()
-    install(TARGETS rime-levers DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+    install(TARGETS rime-levers DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
 
     if(rime_plugins_library)
       add_library(rime-plugins
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       if(XCODE_VERSION)
         set_target_properties(rime-plugins PROPERTIES INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath")
       endif()
-      install(TARGETS rime-plugins DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+      install(TARGETS rime-plugins DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
     endif()
   endif()
 else()
   add_library(rime-static STATIC ${rime_src})
   target_link_libraries(rime-static ${rime_deps})
   set_target_properties(rime-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "rime" PREFIX "lib")
-  install(TARGETS rime-static DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
+  install(TARGETS rime-static DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR})
 endif()