diff --git a/conf/CMakeLists.txt b/conf/CMakeLists.txt
index 70201dfd8..4fb0a6a34 100644
--- a/conf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/conf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ configure_file(
 
 # Install the yaml configuration files in an unversioned location.
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${GZ_DESIGNATION}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.yaml
-  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/gz/)
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/gz/)
diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 0fd15b96c..7a1d464b3 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ if (DOXYGEN_FOUND)
     COMMENT "Generating API documentation with Doxygen" VERBATIM)
 
   install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/doc/${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER}.tag.xml 
-    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/gz/${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER}_${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR})
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/gz/${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER}_${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR})
 endif()
diff --git a/src/cmd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
index 821cd4acf..568de6289 100644
--- a/src/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ install(
   FILES
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gui${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.bash_completion.sh
   DESTINATION
-    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/gz/gz${GZ_TOOLS_VER}.completion.d)
+    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/gz/gz${GZ_TOOLS_VER}.completion.d)
diff --git a/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f40148e9..01f7fc687 100644
--- a/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function(gz_gui_add_plugin plugin_name)
         COMPILE_FLAGS "/wd4251")
   endif()
 
-  install (TARGETS ${plugin_name} DESTINATION ${GZ_GUI_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR})
+  install (TARGETS ${plugin_name} DESTINATION ${GZ_GUI_PLUGIN_RELATIVE_INSTALL_DIR})
 endfunction()
 
 # Plugins
diff --git a/src/plugins/grid_config/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/grid_config/CMakeLists.txt
index 101e6edee..5c2a3cb65 100644
--- a/src/plugins/grid_config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/grid_config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ gz_gui_add_plugin(GridConfig
 install (
   FILES $<TARGET_FILE:GridConfig>
   RENAME ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}Grid3D${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-  DESTINATION ${GZ_GUI_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR})
+  DESTINATION ${GZ_GUI_PLUGIN_RELATIVE_INSTALL_DIR})