diff --git a/cmake/HandleGlobalBuildFlags.cmake b/cmake/HandleGlobalBuildFlags.cmake
index 51a0578f70..af59b83177 100644
--- a/cmake/HandleGlobalBuildFlags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/HandleGlobalBuildFlags.cmake
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ endif()
 
 if (APPLE AND GTSAM_SHARED_LIB)
     # Set the default install directory on macOS
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR "lib")
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR "@rpath")
 endif()
 
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