diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ea16db5b..fce5c13a2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,16 +32,6 @@ include( TDEMacros )
 enable_testing( )
 
 
-##### setup install paths #######################
-
-if( CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR )
-  tde_setup_install_path( LIB_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}" )
-endif( )
-
-include( TDESetupPaths )
-tde_setup_paths( )
-
-
 ##### optional stuff
 
 option( WITH_ALL_OPTIONS "Enable all optional support" OFF )
@@ -60,6 +50,17 @@ option( BUILD_TESTS    "Builds unit tests" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 include( ConfigureChecks.cmake )
 
 
+##### setup install paths #######################
+
+tde_setup_install_path( CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR "${TQT_CMAKE_DIR}" )
+if( CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR )
+  tde_setup_install_path( LIB_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}" )
+endif( )
+
+include( TDESetupPaths )
+tde_setup_paths( )
+
+
 ##### write pkgconfig file ######################
 
 string( REGEX REPLACE "^${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" "\${prefix}" PC_EXEC_PREFIX ${EXEC_INSTALL_PREFIX} )