diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index faa700d..2efaf28 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ distclean: clean
 	$(RM) *~ .depend
 
 install: slack.so
-	install -d slack.so ~/.weechat/plugins/
+	install -t ~/.weechat/plugins -D slack.so
 
 .PHONY: tags cs
 
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 591fc7e..74267fe 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
   make
   make install
   #+end_src
+  
+  Do *NOT* run make install as root, it installs the plugin to your
+  local weechat plugins directory
 
 * Tasks