diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bf609be66..9f0cd3de3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR
 if(EIGEN_BUILD_PKGCONFIG)
     configure_file(eigen2.pc.in eigen2.pc)
     install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/eigen2.pc
-        DESTINATION lib/pkgconfig
+        DESTINATION share/pkgconfig
         )
 endif(EIGEN_BUILD_PKGCONFIG)