diff --git a/cmake/Modules/GeneratePkgConfig/generate-pkg-config.cmake.in b/cmake/Modules/GeneratePkgConfig/generate-pkg-config.cmake.in
index 6adea52ac5f..d641f2e49aa 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/GeneratePkgConfig/generate-pkg-config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/Modules/GeneratePkgConfig/generate-pkg-config.cmake.in
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ set(_interface_compile_options "${_TARGET_INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS}")
 string(REPLACE ";" " " _interface_compile_options "${_interface_compile_options}")
 
 configure_file("@_pkg_config_file_template_filename@" "@_generate_target_dir@/@_package_name@.pc" @ONLY)
-file(INSTALL "@_generate_target_dir@/@_package_name@.pc" DESTINATION "@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@/pkgconfig")
+file(INSTALL "@_generate_target_dir@/@_package_name@.pc" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@/pkgconfig")