diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a62c9a5b9..8b92e39201 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if ( NOT BINARY_PACKAGING_MODE )
     # before Zeek 3.0.
     _make_install_dir_symlink("${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/bro" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/zeek")
     _make_install_dir_symlink("${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/bro" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/zeek")
-    _make_install_dir_symlink("${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/bro" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/zeek")
+    _make_install_dir_symlink("${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/bro" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/zeek")
 endif ()
 
 if ( ZEEK_SANITIZERS )