diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec65cd595..930e5a9e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ endif()
 message(STATUS "GIT_SHA1 ${GIT_SHA1}")
 
 set(SYSCONFDIR ${SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR})
-set(SHAREDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR})
+set(SHAREDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR})
 
 # Build MacOS app bundle if wished
 if(APPLE AND BUILD_OWNCLOUD_OSX_BUNDLE)