diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@
     cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)
 endif()
 
+# RPATH/RUNPATH settings
+if (UNIX)
+    # Add CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR to the RPATH to be used when installing,
+    # but only if it isn't a standard system directory.
+    list(FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}" isSystemLibDir)
+    list(FIND CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES      "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}" isSystemCxxLibDir)
+    list(FIND CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES        "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}" isSystemCLibDir)
+    if("${isSystemLibDir}" STREQUAL "-1"  AND  "${isSystemCxxLibDir}" STREQUAL "-1"  AND  "${isSystemCLibDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}")
+    endif()
+
+    # Add directories which are in the linker search path (but outside the project)
+    # to the RPATH to be used when installing
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
+    # no libs or plugins are designed to be used from the build dir, so directly link with install rpath
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE)
+endif (UNIX)
+
 ####################################################
 # Where to look first for cmake modules,
 # before ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/ is checked
diff --git a/MarbleMacros.cmake b/MarbleMacros.cmake
--- a/MarbleMacros.cmake
+++ b/MarbleMacros.cmake
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@
                                        marblewidget )
 install( TARGETS ${_target_name} DESTINATION ${MARBLE_PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH} )
 
-set_target_properties( ${_target_name} PROPERTIES 
-                       INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE  
-                       SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE 
-                       BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE 
-                     )
-
 endmacro( marble_add_plugin _target_name )
 
 # these plugins are slightly different
@@ -60,12 +54,6 @@
                                        marblewidget )
 install( TARGETS ${_target_name} DESTINATION ${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}/designer )
 
-set_target_properties( ${_target_name} PROPERTIES 
-                       INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE  
-                       SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE 
-                       BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE 
-                     )
-
 endmacro( marble_add_designer_plugin _target_name )
 
 if( WIN32 )
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/declarative/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/marble/declarative/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/lib/marble/declarative/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/marble/declarative/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@
     )
 endif()
 
-set_target_properties( marbledeclarative PROPERTIES
-    INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE
-    SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE
-    BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
-)
-
 if(WIN32)
   install(TARGETS marbledeclarative RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib)
 else()