diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f99a971fae..fce998eccd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ if(NOT help AND NOT HELP)
 	project(${LYX_PROJECT})
 endif()
 
+if(UNIX)
+	FIND_PROGRAM(DPKG_ARCHITECTURE_EXECUTABLE dpkg-architecture)
+	if(DPKG_ARCHITECTURE_EXECUTABLE)
+		EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH OUTPUT_VARIABLE ARCH_TRIPLET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+	endif()
+endif()
+if(ARCH_TRIPLET)
+	set(SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS /usr/lib /usr/lib/${ARCH_TRIPLET} /usr/local/lib)
+else()
+	set(SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS /usr/lib /usr/local/lib)
+endif()
+
 include(LyXMacros)
 
 # Usage LYX_OPTION
@@ -102,7 +114,6 @@ if(help OR HELP)
 	message(STATUS)
 else()
 
-
 # Check option dependencies
 
 if(LYX_CPACK)
diff --git a/development/cmake/modules/FindASPELL.cmake b/development/cmake/modules/FindASPELL.cmake
index 3df73f1afd..6054d6adfe 100644
--- a/development/cmake/modules/FindASPELL.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/modules/FindASPELL.cmake
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ FIND_PATH(ASPELL_INCLUDE_DIR aspell.h
 
 FIND_LIBRARY(ASPELL_LIBRARY_RELEASE NAMES aspell aspell-15 libaspell libaspell-15
 	PATHS
-	/usr/lib
-	/usr/local/lib
+	${SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS}
 )
 
 # msvc makes a difference between debug and release
diff --git a/development/cmake/modules/FindAiksaurusLIB.cmake b/development/cmake/modules/FindAiksaurusLIB.cmake
index 7befc8733e..d323abe147 100644
--- a/development/cmake/modules/FindAiksaurusLIB.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/modules/FindAiksaurusLIB.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ set(POTENTIAL_AIKSAURUS_LIBS Aiksaurus)
 
 find_library(AIKSAURUSLIB_LIBRARY NAMES ${POTENTIAL_AIKSAURUS_LIBS}
 	PATHS
-	/usr/lib /usr/local/lib)
+	${SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS})
 
 # handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set AIKSAURUSLIB_FOUND to TRUE if
 # all listed variables are TRUE
diff --git a/development/cmake/modules/FindEnchant.cmake b/development/cmake/modules/FindEnchant.cmake
index ebc90b796f..3abc2b6f47 100644
--- a/development/cmake/modules/FindEnchant.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/modules/FindEnchant.cmake
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 else()
   find_library(ENCHANT_LIBRARY "enchant"  
 	"/usr/local/lib" 
-	"/usr/lib" 
-	"/usr/local/lib" 
+	${SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS}
 	"/opt/local/lib")
   find_path(ENCHANT_INCLUDE_DIR "enchant++.h" PATHS 
 		/usr/local/include
diff --git a/development/cmake/modules/FindHunspell.cmake b/development/cmake/modules/FindHunspell.cmake
index 452da83d99..36a7c68a57 100644
--- a/development/cmake/modules/FindHunspell.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/modules/FindHunspell.cmake
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 if(WIN32)
   find_library(HUNSPELL_LIBRARY "libhunspell")
 else()
-  #find_library(HUNSPELL_LIBRARY NAME "hunspell" PATH "/usr/local/lib" "/usr/lib" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-  find_library(HUNSPELL_LIBRARY NAMES "hunspell" "hunspell-1.2" PATHS "/usr/local/lib" "/usr/lib" "/usr/lib64")
+  find_library(HUNSPELL_LIBRARY NAMES "hunspell" "hunspell-1.2" PATHS "/usr/local/lib" ${SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS} "/usr/lib64")
 endif()
 
 FIND_PATH(HUNSPELL_INCLUDE_DIR "hunspell/hunspell.hxx")
diff --git a/development/cmake/modules/FindICONV.cmake b/development/cmake/modules/FindICONV.cmake
index 1535cf14a9..6fb894c150 100644
--- a/development/cmake/modules/FindICONV.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/modules/FindICONV.cmake
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ find_library(ICONV_LIBRARY NAMES ${POTENTIAL_ICONV_LIBS}
 	NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 	
 find_library(ICONV_LIBRARY NAMES ${POTENTIAL_ICONV_LIBS}
-	PATHS
-	/usr/lib 
-	/usr/local/lib)
+	PATHS ${SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS} )
 
 if(WIN32)
 	set(ICONV_DLL_NAMES iconv.dll  libiconv.dll libiconv2.dll)
diff --git a/development/cmake/modules/FindMyThesLIB.cmake b/development/cmake/modules/FindMyThesLIB.cmake
index 42d63a0904..680c7f8a12 100644
--- a/development/cmake/modules/FindMyThesLIB.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/modules/FindMyThesLIB.cmake
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ find_path(MYTHESLIB_INCLUDE_DIR ${MYTHES_H}
 set(POTENTIAL_MYTHES_LIBS mythes)
 
 find_library(MYTHESLIB_LIBRARY NAMES ${POTENTIAL_MYTHES_LIBS}
-	PATHS
-	/usr/lib /usr/local/lib)
+	PATHS ${SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS} )
 
 # handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set MYTHESLIB_FOUND to TRUE if
 # all listed variables are TRUE
diff --git a/development/cmake/modules/FindZLIB.cmake b/development/cmake/modules/FindZLIB.cmake
index 23476c00cb..251e9a214a 100644
--- a/development/cmake/modules/FindZLIB.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/modules/FindZLIB.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ find_library(ZLIB_LIBRARY NAMES ${POTENTIAL_Z_LIBS}
 find_library(ZLIB_LIBRARY NAMES ${POTENTIAL_Z_LIBS}
 	PATHS 
 	"C:\\Programme\\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\\VC\\lib"
-	/usr/lib /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/local/lib
+	${SYSTEM_LIB_DIRS}
 	"${GNUWIN32_DIR}"/lib)
 
 if(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR AND ZLIB_LIBRARY)