diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8765927..3b0862a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ srcdir = $(shell debian/scripts/get_pwd.sh)
 ## overriding dh_auto_configure to add custom configs:
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	mkdir -p ./build && cd ./build
-	cmake . --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
+	cmake . --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
 
 override_dh_build:
 	cmake --build ./build --config Release