diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index addef4c1..2100fd53 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ include (UseMultiArch)
 
 # put libraries in lib/ (no multi-arch support in build tree)
 set (CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
+set (CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
 set (CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 set (CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles")