diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ed9e852..d9c6f61b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ project(SimGear)
 file(READ version versionFile)
 string(STRIP ${versionFile} SIMGEAR_VERSION)
 
+set(FIND_LIBRARY_USE_LIB64_PATHS ON)
+
 # use simgear version also as the SO version (if building SOs)
 SET(SIMGEAR_SOVERSION ${SIMGEAR_VERSION})