diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f99cc6274..7cd7b62c91 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -551,11 +551,9 @@ include(Documentation)
 ###############################################################################
 # Install potential and force field files in data directory
 ###############################################################################
-set(LAMMPS_INSTALL_POTENTIALS_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/lammps/potentials)
-install(DIRECTORY ${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR} DESTINATION ${LAMMPS_INSTALL_POTENTIALS_DIR})
-
-set(LAMMPS_INSTALL_FRC_FILES_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/lammps/frc_files)
-install(DIRECTORY ${LAMMPS_TOOLS_DIR}/msi2lmp/frc_files/ DESTINATION ${LAMMPS_INSTALL_FRC_FILES_DIR})
+set(LAMMPS_INSTALL_DATADIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/lammps)
+install(DIRECTORY ${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR} DESTINATION ${LAMMPS_INSTALL_DATADIR})
+install(DIRECTORY ${LAMMPS_TOOLS_DIR}/msi2lmp/frc_files DESTINATION ${LAMMPS_INSTALL_DATADIR})
 
 configure_file(etc/profile.d/lammps.sh.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/etc/profile.d/lammps.sh @ONLY)
 configure_file(etc/profile.d/lammps.csh.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/etc/profile.d/lammps.csh @ONLY)