diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-rest-sdk-client/cmake-lists.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-rest-sdk-client/cmake-lists.mustache
index 7bede039c58..66171dc81a8 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-rest-sdk-client/cmake-lists.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-rest-sdk-client/cmake-lists.mustache
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ if (UNIX)
 
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}   -fPIC -Wall -Wno-unused-variable")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC -Wall -Wno-unused-variable")
+    set(cpprestsdk_DIR /usr/lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}/cmake/)
 
     find_package(cpprestsdk REQUIRED)
     find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-restsdk/client/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-restsdk/client/CMakeLists.txt
index ad1d5754ad1..3275a2586ea 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-restsdk/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-restsdk/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ if (UNIX)
 
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}   -fPIC -Wall -Wno-unused-variable")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC -Wall -Wno-unused-variable")
+    set(cpprestsdk_DIR /usr/lib/${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}/cmake/)
 
     find_package(cpprestsdk REQUIRED)
     find_package(Boost REQUIRED)