diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d728788..4483e43 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
     cmake_policy (SET CMP0042 NEW)
 endif ()
 
+set (CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
+list (FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}" isSystemDir)
+if ("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+    set (CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+endif ("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+
 set (NN_DESCRIPTION "High-Performance Scalability Protocols")
 set (ISSUE_REPORT_MSG "Please consider opening an issue at https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg")