--- a/gr-audio/examples/c++/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gr-audio/examples/c++/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS
     dial_tone
-    DESTINATION ${GR_PKG_AUDIO_EXAMPLES_DIR}
+    DESTINATION ${GR_RUNTIME_DIR}
 )
--- a/gr-qtgui/examples/c++/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gr-qtgui/examples/c++/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS
   display_qt
-  DESTINATION ${GR_PKG_QTGUI_EXAMPLES_DIR}
+  DESTINATION ${GR_RUNTIME_DIR}
 )
--- a/gr-uhd/examples/c++/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gr-uhd/examples/c++/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS
     tags_demo
-    DESTINATION ${GR_PKG_UHD_EXAMPLES_DIR}
+    DESTINATION ${GR_RUNTIME_DIR}
 )
