diff --git a/cmake_config/NVSHMEMConfig.cmake.in b/cmake_config/NVSHMEMConfig.cmake.in
index 7a0c1f26..b4fab34a 100644
--- a/cmake_config/NVSHMEMConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake_config/NVSHMEMConfig.cmake.in
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ set(BIN_DIRS
   ${NVSHMEM_RHEL_BACKUP_INCL_BIN_BASE}/${NVSHMEM_BIN_FINAL}
 )
 
+get_filename_component(NVSHMEM_LIB_DIRS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../.." ABSOLUTE)
 set(LIB_DIRS
 ${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}/lib
-${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../..
+${NVSHMEM_LIB_DIRS}
 )