diff --git a/cmake/Directories.cmake b/cmake/Directories.cmake
index 3c2d4b5..768de88 100644
--- a/cmake/Directories.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Directories.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ else(EXISTS /lib64)
 	set(_LIB_DIR_NAME lib)
 endif(EXISTS /lib64)
 
-set(LIB_DIR_NAME ${_LIB_DIR_NAME} CACHE PATH 
+set(LIB_DIR_NAME ${_LIB_DIR_NAME} CACHE STRING
 	"Name of library location (arch-specific), usually 'lib' or 'lib64'")
 
 # 'default' locations for where objects get built