diff --git a/Modules/GNUInstallDirs.cmake b/Modules/GNUInstallDirs.cmake
index c8d77c6a1..9f5b8a4e1 100644
--- a/Modules/GNUInstallDirs.cmake
+++ b/Modules/GNUInstallDirs.cmake
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
   # For Debian with multiarch, use 'lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}' if
   # CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE is set (which contains e.g. "i386-linux-gnu"
   # See http://wiki.debian.org/Multiarch
-  if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux"
+  if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "^(Linux|kFreeBSD|GNU)$"
       AND NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
     if (EXISTS "/etc/debian_version") # is this a debian system ?
        if(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE)