diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8694ecb1..aaed22ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ add_subdirectory("${SYSDIG_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/users
 
 add_subdirectory(scripts)
 set(FALCO_SINSP_LIBRARY sinsp)
-set(FALCO_SHARE_DIR share/falco)
+set(FALCO_SHARE_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/falco)
 add_subdirectory(userspace/engine)
 add_subdirectory(userspace/falco)
 
diff --git a/userspace/engine/config_falco_engine.h.in b/userspace/engine/config_falco_engine.h.in
index 56ad1508..137b9a26 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/config_falco_engine.h.in
+++ b/userspace/engine/config_falco_engine.h.in
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ along with falco.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define FALCO_ENGINE_LUA_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${FALCO_SHARE_DIR}/lua/"
+#define FALCO_ENGINE_LUA_DIR "${FALCO_SHARE_DIR}/lua/"
 #define FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_LUA_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../falco/userspace/engine/lua/"