--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 option(WITH_LIBLZMA "Build with liblzma support" ON)
 option(WITH_DOXYGEN "Build API docs with doxygen" OFF)
 
-set(RPM_CONFIGDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/rpm" CACHE PATH "rpm home")
+set(RPM_CONFIGDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/libexec/rpm" CACHE PATH "rpm home")
 set(RPM_MACROSDIR "${RPM_CONFIGDIR}/macros.d")
 set(RPM_VENDOR "vendor" CACHE STRING "rpm vendor string")