diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d792360a..35ee08a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ else
 	LD_DEBUG = -s
 endif
 
+ifneq (, $(DESTDIR))
+	PREFIX = $(DESTDIR)
+endif
+
 ifneq (, $(findstring darwin, $(SYS)))
 	DAEMON_SRC += $(DAEMON_SRC_DIR)/UnixDaemon.cpp
 	ifeq ($(HOMEBREW),1)