diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 513614b820..aeb7a3f345 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -271,9 +271,17 @@ endif()
 # If it's preexisting, leave it alone.
 include(InstallHelpers)
 
+file(GLOB MANPAGES
+  RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  man/nvim*.1)
+
+install_helper(
+  FILES ${MANPAGES}
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
+
 install_helper(
   DIRECTORY runtime
-  DESTINATION share/nvim)
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/nvim)
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE RUNTIME_PROGRAMS
   RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
@@ -281,11 +289,12 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE RUNTIME_PROGRAMS
 
 foreach(PROG ${RUNTIME_PROGRAMS})
   get_filename_component(BASEDIR ${PROG} PATH)
-  install_helper(PROGRAMS ${PROG} DESTINATION share/nvim/${BASEDIR})
+  install_helper(PROGRAMS ${PROG} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/nvim/${BASEDIR})
 endforeach()
 
 install(SCRIPT ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/GenerateHelptags.cmake)
 
+
 # Go down the tree.
 
 add_subdirectory(src/nvim)
diff --git a/cmake/InstallHelpers.cmake b/cmake/InstallHelpers.cmake
index bd03ae3875..ee07ba2c66 100644
--- a/cmake/InstallHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/InstallHelpers.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# For $CMAKE_INSTALL_{DATAROOT,MAN, ...}DIR
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 # This will create any directories that need to be created in the destination
 # path with the typical owner, group, and user permissions--independent of the
 # umask setting.
@@ -107,11 +110,11 @@ function(install_helper)
 
   if(_install_helper_TARGETS)
     # Ensure the bin area exists with the correct permissions.
-    create_install_dir_with_perms(DESTINATION bin)
+    create_install_dir_with_perms(DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 
     install(
       TARGETS ${_install_helper_TARGETS}
-      RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+      RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
   else()
     create_install_dir_with_perms(
       DESTINATION ${_install_helper_DESTINATION}
diff --git a/src/nvim/po/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvim/po/CMakeLists.txt
index 443f3c6595..243ac19b33 100644
--- a/src/nvim/po/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvim/po/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if(HAVE_WORKING_LIBINTL AND GETTEXT_FOUND AND XGETTEXT_PRG AND ICONV_PRG)
 
     install_helper(
       FILES ${moFile}
-      DESTINATION share/locale/${name}/LC_MESSAGES
+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR}/${name}/LC_MESSAGES
       RENAME nvim.mo)
 
     list(APPEND LANGUAGE_MO_FILES ${moFile})