diff --git a/cmake/targets/BuildCares.cmake b/cmake/targets/BuildCares.cmake
index 9a3f0b9ef0..e49d9a7ab9 100644
--- a/cmake/targets/BuildCares.cmake
+++ b/cmake/targets/BuildCares.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ register_cmake_command(
     -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
     -DCARES_SHARED=OFF
     -DCARES_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF # this was set to ON?
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
   LIB_PATH
     lib
   LIBRARIES