diff --git a/cmake/DD4hepBuild.cmake b/cmake/DD4hepBuild.cmake
index d28959a48..2f9dc4c56 100644
--- a/cmake/DD4hepBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DD4hepBuild.cmake
@@ -676,9 +676,6 @@ function(dd4hep_add_plugin binary)
   ENDIF()
   if(NOT ${ARG_NOINSTALL})
     set(install_destination "lib")
-    if(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
-      set(install_destination ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-    endif()
     install(TARGETS ${binary}
       ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${install_destination}
       LIBRARY DESTINATION ${install_destination}