diff --git "a/CMakeLists.txt" "b/CMakeLists.txt"
index 1f84c2c9e..f72ee9d8d 100644
--- "a/CMakeLists.txt"
+++ "b/CMakeLists.txt"
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ set(QCA_SUFFIX "qt5")
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR QT_IS_STATIC)
   set(STATIC_PLUGINS ON)
   add_definitions(-DQT_STATICPLUGIN)
+  add_definitions(-DQCA_STATIC)
   set(PLUGIN_TYPE "STATIC")
 else()
   set(PLUGIN_TYPE "MODULE")
@@ -266,10 +267,17 @@ if(DEVELOPER_MODE)
   add_definitions(-DDEVELOPER_MODE)
 
 # To prefer plugins from build tree when run qca from build tree
-  file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/qt.conf
-"[Paths]
-Plugins=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/${QCA_LIB_NAME}
-")
+  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR QT_IS_STATIC)
+      file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/qt.conf
+    "[Paths]
+    Plugins=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/${QCA_LIB_NAME}
+    ")
+  else()
+      file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/qt.conf
+    "[Paths]
+    Plugins=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${QCA_LIB_NAME}
+    ")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if (APPLE)
@@ -309,7 +317,7 @@ else()
   set( qca_CERTSTORE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/certs/rootcerts.pem")
   # note that INSTALL_FILES targets are relative to the current installation prefix...
   if(NOT DEVELOPER_MODE)
-    install(FILES "${qca_CERTSTORE}" DESTINATION "${QCA_PREFIX_INSTALL_DIR}/certs")
+    install(FILES "${qca_CERTSTORE}" DESTINATION "${QCA_PREFIX_INSTALL_DIR}/share/qca/certs")
   endif()
 endif()
 message(STATUS "certstore path: " ${qca_CERTSTORE})
@@ -390,10 +398,10 @@ endif()
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 configure_package_config_file(
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/QcaConfig.cmake.in"
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}Config.cmake"
-  INSTALL_DESTINATION ${QCA_LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR}/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}
+  "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/qca/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}Config.cmake"
+  INSTALL_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/qca/cmake
 )
-write_basic_config_version_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}ConfigVersion.cmake" VERSION ${QCA_LIB_VERSION_STRING} COMPATIBILITY AnyNewerVersion)
+write_basic_config_version_file("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/qca/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}ConfigVersion.cmake" VERSION ${QCA_LIB_VERSION_STRING} COMPATIBILITY AnyNewerVersion)
 
 if(NOT DEVELOPER_MODE)
 
@@ -461,10 +469,10 @@ if(NOT DEVELOPER_MODE)
     endif()
   endif()
 
-  install(EXPORT ${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}Targets DESTINATION ${QCA_LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR}/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE} FILE ${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}Targets.cmake)
+  install(EXPORT ${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}Targets DESTINATION ${QCA_PREFIX_INSTALL_DIR}/share/qca/cmake FILE ${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}Targets.cmake)
   install(FILES
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}Config.cmake"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}ConfigVersion.cmake"
-    DESTINATION ${QCA_LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR}/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/qca/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}Config.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/qca/cmake/${QCA_CONFIG_NAME_BASE}ConfigVersion.cmake"
+    DESTINATION ${QCA_PREFIX_INSTALL_DIR}/share/qca/cmake
     )
 endif()