diff --git a/cmake/jsoncpp.cmake b/cmake/jsoncpp.cmake
index cc2da7e7e..0c110b532 100644
--- a/cmake/jsoncpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/jsoncpp.cmake
@@ -6,15 +6,8 @@ else()
     set(JSONCPP_CMAKE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND})
 endif()
 
-include(GNUInstallDirs)
-set(libdir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-if(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE)
-    # Do not use Debian multiarch library dir.
-    string(REPLACE "/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}" "" libdir ${libdir})
-endif()
-
 set(prefix "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deps")
-set(JSONCPP_LIBRARY "${prefix}/${libdir}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}jsoncpp${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+set(JSONCPP_LIBRARY "${prefix}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}jsoncpp${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
 set(JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIR "${prefix}/include")
 
 if(NOT MSVC)
@@ -36,6 +29,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(jsoncpp-project
     CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<INSTALL_DIR>
                -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
                -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
+               -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
                # Build static lib but suitable to be included in a shared lib.
                -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
                -DJSONCPP_WITH_TESTS=OFF