diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon-backend-gstreamer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon-backend-gstreamer/default.nix
index 5644eb527c4..419978a1011 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon-backend-gstreamer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/phonon-backend-gstreamer/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake automoc4 pkgconfig ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib" ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://phonon.kde.org/;
     description = "GStreamer backend for Phonon";