diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php b/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
index 817f91c22..cf5805c38 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class LibraryInstaller implements InstallerInterface
      */
     public function getInstallPath(PackageInterface $package)
     {
+        $this->initializeVendorDir();
         $targetDir = $package->getTargetDir();
 
         return ($this->vendorDir ? $this->vendorDir.'/' : '') . $package->getPrettyName() . ($targetDir ? '/'.$targetDir : '');