diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 534614f..07f7bb9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ configure_file(
 
 install(
     FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.pc
-    DESTINATION $ENV{MINGW_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/pkgconfig
+    DESTINATION $ENV{MINGW_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/pkgconfig
     )
 
 if(MW_INSTALL_HEADERS)