diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0a712f4..788c2ca 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ $(DEPDIR):
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)
-	install -m 755 "$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)" /usr/bin/
+	$(call mkdir,"${DESTDIR}/usr/bin")
+	install -m 755 "$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)" ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: