diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 33c19c34256d7..7f9dc79723aaa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ if (PARTHENON_ENABLE_ASCENT)
   find_package(Ascent REQUIRED NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 endif()
 
+# Installation configuration
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 add_subdirectory(src)
 add_subdirectory(example)
 add_subdirectory(benchmarks)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 54a226c553831..236ef834c008c 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -328,11 +328,7 @@ target_include_directories(parthenon PUBLIC
   $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/parthenon>
   )
 
-install(TARGETS parthenon EXPORT parthenonTargets
-  INCLUDES DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/parthenon"
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}"
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}"
-)
+install(TARGETS parthenon EXPORT parthenonTargets)
 
 # Maintain directory structure in installed include files
 install(DIRECTORY . DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/parthenon" FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.hpp")