diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index baa8ff2..67a0d8a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 ### Code:
 
 DESTDIR=
-prefix=$(DESTDIR)/usr
+prefix=$(DESTDIR)/usr/local
 exec_prefix=$(prefix)
 bindir=$(exec_prefix)/bin
 datarootdir=$(prefix)/share