diff --git a/media-libs/assimp/assimp-3.2.ebuild b/media-libs/assimp/assimp-3.2.ebuild
index 246188b241584..74d7856ba9c32 100644
--- a/media-libs/assimp/assimp-3.2.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/assimp/assimp-3.2.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 
-inherit cmake-utils versionator
+inherit cmake-utils versionator multilib
 
 DESCRIPTION="Importer library to import assets from 3D files"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/assimp/assimp"
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		$(cmake-utils_use_build static STATIC_LIB) \
 		$(cmake-utils_use_enable !boost BOOST_WORKAROUND)
 		-DCMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX=""
+		-DASSIMP_LIB_INSTALL_DIR="${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/"
 	)
 
 	cmake-utils_src_configure