diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lucene++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lucene++/default.nix
index 96be84ee2a7e..08a348505006 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/lucene++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lucene++/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, boost, gtest, zlib }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, cmake, boost, gtest, zlib }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "lucene++";
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   buildInputs = [ boost gtest zlib ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib" ];
+
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "pkgconfig_use_correct_LIBDIR_for_destination_library";
+      url = "https://github.com/luceneplusplus/LucenePlusPlus/commit/39cd44bd54e918d25ee464477992ad0dc234dcba.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-PP6ENNhPJMWrYDlTnr156XV8d5aX/VNX8v4vvi9ZiWo";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace src/test/CMakeLists.txt \
       --replace "add_subdirectory(gtest)" ""