diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a418c44..db48e9f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ option(FT_WITH_BZIP2 "Support bzip2 compressed fonts." OFF)
 option(FT_WITH_PNG "Support PNG compressed OpenType embedded bitmaps." OFF)
 option(FT_WITH_HARFBUZZ "Improve auto-hinting of OpenType fonts." OFF)
 
+# vcpkg config install path
+option(CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH "location to install cmake config files" lib/cmake/freetype)
 
 # Disallow in-source builds
 if ("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@ if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_LIBRARIES AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
       COMPONENT libraries)
   install(
     EXPORT freetype-targets
-      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/freetype
+	  DESTINATION ${CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH}
       FILE freetype-config.cmake
       COMPONENT headers)
 endif ()
