diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec120f7002..cb793dd0d9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ set(ESPRESSO_INSTALL_BINDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
 # folder for C++ and CUDA shared objects
 set(ESPRESSO_INSTALL_LIBDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
 
+set(ESPRESSO_OLD_CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+
 # python site-packages, can be overriden with CMake options
 if(ESPRESSO_BUILD_WITH_PYTHON)
   if(NOT ESPRESSO_INSTALL_PYTHON)
@@ -349,11 +351,12 @@ if(ESPRESSO_BUILD_WITH_GSL)
 endif()
 
 if(ESPRESSO_BUILD_WITH_STOKESIAN_DYNAMICS)
-  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "${ESPRESSO_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
   FetchContent_GetProperties(stokesian_dynamics)
   set(STOKESIAN_DYNAMICS 1)
   if(NOT stokesian_dynamics_POPULATED)
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "${ESPRESSO_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(stokesian_dynamics)
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "${ESPRESSO_OLD_CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -461,7 +464,8 @@ set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${ESPRESSO_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
 #
 
 # drop 'lib' prefix from all libraries
-set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "")
+set(ESPRESSO_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "")
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "${ESPRESSO_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}")
 
 add_library(espresso_coverage_flags INTERFACE)
 add_library(espresso::coverage_flags ALIAS espresso_coverage_flags)
@@ -684,9 +688,11 @@ if(ESPRESSO_BUILD_WITH_WALBERLA)
   endif()
   set(WALBERLA_BUILD_WITH_FASTMATH off CACHE BOOL "")
   if(NOT walberla_POPULATED)
-    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
+    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "libwalberla_")
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(walberla)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ${ESPRESSO_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_DEFAULT})
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "${ESPRESSO_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}")
   endif()
   set(WALBERLA_LIBS
       walberla::core walberla::domain_decomposition walberla::blockforest
@@ -704,13 +710,10 @@ if(ESPRESSO_BUILD_WITH_WALBERLA)
     add_library(${target_w_namespace} ALIAS ${target_wo_namespace})
     get_target_property(target_type ${target_wo_namespace} TYPE)
     if(${target_type} STREQUAL "SHARED_LIBRARY")
-      install(
-        TARGETS ${target_wo_namespace}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${ESPRESSO_INSTALL_PYTHON}/espressomd/_walberla)
+      install(TARGETS ${target_wo_namespace}
+              LIBRARY DESTINATION "${ESPRESSO_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
     endif()
   endforeach()
-  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH
-      "${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH}:${ESPRESSO_INSTALL_PYTHON}/espressomd/_walberla")
   if(ESPRESSO_BUILD_WITH_WALBERLA_AVX)
     function(espresso_avx_flags_callback COMPILER_AVX2_FLAG)
       target_compile_options(
@@ -731,8 +734,12 @@ if(ESPRESSO_BUILD_WITH_CALIPER)
   set(CALIPER_INSTALL_HEADERS off CACHE BOOL "")
   if(NOT caliper_POPULATED)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "${ESPRESSO_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "lib")
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(caliper)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ${ESPRESSO_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_DEFAULT})
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "${ESPRESSO_OLD_CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "${ESPRESSO_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}")
   endif()
   target_compile_options(caliper-common
                          PRIVATE $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wno-restrict>)