diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e2dcecb3b..b5cfbaeb9b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ LIST(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmakemodules") # Directory fo
 # The root directory for all MRPT libraries/modules:
 SET(MRPT_LIBS_ROOT "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libs" CACHE INTERNAL "")  # This emulates global vars
 
+# Windows default: lib. Debian pkgs: set from outside rules script
+IF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+	SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "lib")
+ENDIF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create the minimum list of libraries required by an application that
 #  uses the MRPT C++ library. This must be passed to "TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES"
diff --git a/cmakemodules/DeclareMRPTLib.cmake b/cmakemodules/DeclareMRPTLib.cmake
index 6c77d32852..4eb048be10 100644
--- a/cmakemodules/DeclareMRPTLib.cmake
+++ b/cmakemodules/DeclareMRPTLib.cmake
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ macro(internal_define_mrpt_lib name headers_only)
 		IF(CMAKE_MRPT_USE_DEB_POSTFIXS)
 			SET(MRPT_PREFIX_INSTALL "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/libmrpt-${name}${CMAKE_MRPT_VERSION_NUMBER_MAJOR}.${CMAKE_MRPT_VERSION_NUMBER_MINOR}/usr/")
 		ELSE(CMAKE_MRPT_USE_DEB_POSTFIXS)
-			SET(MRPT_PREFIX_INSTALL "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+			SET(MRPT_PREFIX_INSTALL "")
 		ENDIF(CMAKE_MRPT_USE_DEB_POSTFIXS)
 
 		# make sure the library gets installed
diff --git a/cmakemodules/script_setup_cpack.cmake b/cmakemodules/script_setup_cpack.cmake
index 97f79c4ea7..cdaa61b053 100644
--- a/cmakemodules/script_setup_cpack.cmake
+++ b/cmakemodules/script_setup_cpack.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
 SET(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_WELCOME "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "MRPT is a set of C++ libraries and applications for mobile robot software development.")
 FILE(READ ${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE} CPACK_DESCRIPTION_TEXT)
+STRING(REGEX REPLACE "\"" "" CPACK_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${CPACK_DESCRIPTION_TEXT})  # It seems \" characters break NSIS.
 
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "${CMAKE_MRPT_VERSION_NUMBER_MAJOR}")
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "${CMAKE_MRPT_VERSION_NUMBER_MINOR}")