diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index e76f53cdf..5a409d817 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ macro(detectOS)
         set(MAGIC_INSTALL_LOCATION "magic")
     elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DOS_LINUX")
-        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR "bin")
-        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "lib")
-        set(PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION "share/imhex/plugins")
-        set(MAGIC_INSTALL_LOCATION "share/imhex/magic")
+        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR "usr/bin")
+        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "usr/lib")
+        set(PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION "usr/share/imhex/plugins")
+        set(MAGIC_INSTALL_LOCATION "usr/share/imhex/magic")
     else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown / unsupported system!")
     endif()
@@ -267,4 +267,4 @@ macro(setDefaultBuiltTypeIfUnset)
         set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release" CACHE STRING "Using Release build type as it was left unset" FORCE)
         set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS "Debug" "Release")
     endif()
-endmacro()
+endmacro()
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