diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f2b54b1762..09f7e414e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1620,11 +1620,11 @@ if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR lib)
 endif(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
 
-# Set
+# Set for nc-config and pkgconfig files
 set(prefix ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 set(exec_prefix ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
-set(libdir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-set(includedir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
+cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR BASE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE libdir)
+cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR BASE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE includedir)
 set(CC ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER})
 
 # Process all dependency libraries and create a string
@@ -1934,6 +1934,8 @@ install(EXPORT netCDFTargets
 export(EXPORT netCDFTargets FILE netCDFTargets.cmake NAMESPACE netCDF::)
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
+cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR BASE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE netCDF_INCLUDE_DIR)
+cmake_path(ABSOLUTE_PATH CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR BASE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE netCDF_LIB_DIR)
 configure_package_config_file(
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/netCDFConfig.cmake.in"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/netCDFConfig.cmake"
diff --git a/nc-config.cmake.in b/nc-config.cmake.in
index 3a7fc5cdb3..523a06aa98 100644
--- a/nc-config.cmake.in
+++ b/nc-config.cmake.in
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 prefix="@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@"
 exec_prefix="@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@"
-libdir="@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@"
-includedir="@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@"
+libdir="@libdir@"
+includedir="@includedir@"
 plugindir="@NETCDF_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR@"
 pluginsearchpath="@NETCDF_PLUGIN_SEARCH_PATH@"
 
 cc="@CMAKE_C_COMPILER@"
-cflags="-I@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@"
-libs="-L@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@ @NC_LIBS@"
+cflags="-I@includedir@"
+libs="-L@libdir@ @NC_LIBS@"
 libsprivate="@LIBS@"
 HAS_STATIC="FALSE"
 PRINTLIBS="FALSE"
diff --git a/netCDFConfig.cmake.in b/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
index 987b2adc4a..bef7788c74 100644
--- a/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/netCDFConfig.cmake.in
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 set(NetCDFVersion "@PACKAGE_VERSION@")
 set_and_check(netCDF_INSTALL_PREFIX "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@")
-set_and_check(netCDF_INCLUDE_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@")
-set_and_check(netCDF_LIB_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@")
+set_and_check(netCDF_INCLUDE_DIR "@netCDF_INCLUDE_DIR@")
+set_and_check(netCDF_LIB_DIR "@netCDF_LIB_DIR@")
 set(netCDF_LIBRARIES netCDF::netcdf)
 
 # include target information