diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 19f7123fef..921e09fd0a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # CMAKE project for openrct2
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
 if (CMAKE_BINARY_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Building in-source is not supported! Create a build dir and remove ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeCache.txt")
 endif()
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ endif()
 include(FindPkgConfig)
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}")
 set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH 1)
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH 1)
 set(TITLE_SEQUENCE_URL  "https://github.com/OpenRCT2/title-sequences/releases/download/v0.1.0/title-sequence-v0.1.0.zip")
 set(TITLE_SEQUENCE_SHA1 "b587d83de508d0b104d14c599b76f8565900fce0")
 
-set(LIB_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Define suffix of the FHS library directory name (32/64 bit arch)")
-
 option(FORCE32 "Force 32-bit build. It will add `-m32` to compiler flags.")
 option(WITH_TESTS "Build tests")
 option(PORTABLE "Create a portable build (-rpath=$ORIGIN)" OFF)
@@ -132,30 +131,30 @@ list(APPEND DOC_FILES "${ROOT_DIR}/contributors.md"
 # targets, like `install`, so we have to trick it and execute dependency ourselves.
 install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" --build \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\" --target g2)")
 IF (DOWNLOAD_TITLE_SEQUENCES)
-    install(CODE "file(DOWNLOAD ${TITLE_SEQUENCE_URL} \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/${PROJECT}/title/title-sequences.zip EXPECTED_HASH SHA1=${TITLE_SEQUENCE_SHA1} SHOW_PROGRESS)")
-    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E chdir \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/${PROJECT}/title/ \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E tar xvf title-sequences.zip)")
-    install(CODE "file(REMOVE \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/${PROJECT}/title/title-sequences.zip)")
+    install(CODE "file(DOWNLOAD ${TITLE_SEQUENCE_URL} \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT}/title/title-sequences.zip EXPECTED_HASH SHA1=${TITLE_SEQUENCE_SHA1} SHOW_PROGRESS)")
+    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E chdir \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT}/title/ \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E tar xvf title-sequences.zip)")
+    install(CODE "file(REMOVE \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT}/title/title-sequences.zip)")
 endif ()
 if (WIN32)
-    install(TARGETS "libopenrct2" RUNTIME DESTINATION "bin")
+    install(TARGETS "libopenrct2" RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
 else ()
     if (PORTABLE)
-        install(TARGETS "libopenrct2" LIBRARY DESTINATION "bin")
+        install(TARGETS "libopenrct2" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
     else ()
-        install(TARGETS "libopenrct2" LIBRARY DESTINATION "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}")
+        install(TARGETS "libopenrct2" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
     endif ()
 endif ()
-install(TARGETS "openrct2" RUNTIME DESTINATION "bin")
-install(TARGETS "openrct2-cli" OPTIONAL RUNTIME DESTINATION "bin")
-install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/g2.dat" DESTINATION "share/openrct2")
-install(DIRECTORY "data/" DESTINATION "share/openrct2")
-install(FILES ${DOC_FILES} DESTINATION "share/doc/openrct2")
-install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x16.png" DESTINATION "share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x32.png" DESTINATION "share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x64.png" DESTINATION "share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x128.png" DESTINATION "share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x256.png" DESTINATION "share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_flag.svg" DESTINATION "share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps" RENAME "openrct2.svg")
-install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2.desktop" DESTINATION "share/applications")
-install(DIRECTORY "distribution/man/" DESTINATION "share/man/man6" FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.6")
-install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND find \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/man/man6 -type f -exec gzip -f \"{}\" \;)")
+install(TARGETS "openrct2" RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+install(TARGETS "openrct2-cli" OPTIONAL RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/g2.dat" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/openrct2")
+install(DIRECTORY "data/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/openrct2")
+install(FILES ${DOC_FILES} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}")
+install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x16.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x32.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x64.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x128.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x256.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_flag.svg" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps" RENAME "openrct2.svg")
+install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
+install(DIRECTORY "distribution/man/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man6" FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.6")
+install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND find \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_MANDIR}/man6 -type f -exec gzip -f \"{}\" \;)")