diff --git a/layer_factory/CMakeLists.txt b/layer_factory/CMakeLists.txt
index 153fa30f0..9db919608 100644
--- a/layer_factory/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/layer_factory/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ elseif(UNIX)
             DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../layers/${config_file}.json
         )
 
-        install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../layers/staging-json/${config_file}.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/vulkan/explicit_layer.d)
+        install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../layers/staging-json/${config_file}.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/vulkan/explicit_layer.d)
         install(TARGETS ${config_file} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
     endforeach(factory_layer)
 endif()
diff --git a/layersvt/CMakeLists.txt b/layersvt/CMakeLists.txt
index f1615cff6..9f67ac063 100644
--- a/layersvt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/layersvt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ else()
             VERBATIM
             DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linux/${config_file}.json
             )
-        install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/staging-json/${config_file}.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/vulkan/explicit_layer.d)
+        install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/staging-json/${config_file}.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/vulkan/explicit_layer.d)
     endforeach(config_file)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/vktrace/vktrace_layer/CMakeLists.txt b/vktrace/vktrace_layer/CMakeLists.txt
index 550bf7a3a..aaf5a1bd7 100644
--- a/vktrace/vktrace_layer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vktrace/vktrace_layer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ if (NOT WIN32)
             VERBATIM
             DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linux/${config_file}.json
             )
-        install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/staging-json/${config_file}.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/vulkan/explicit_layer.d)
+        install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/staging-json/${config_file}.json DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/vulkan/explicit_layer.d)
     endforeach(config_file)
 else()
     if (NOT (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR))