diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 985992e..fe55987 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ CFLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 # Pass linker flags here (can be set from environment too)
 LDFLAGS ?=
 
-DESTDIR =
-prefix  = /usr/local
+DESTDIR ?=
+prefix  = /usr
 sbindir = $(prefix)/sbin
 mandir  = $(prefix)/share/man
 man8dir = $(mandir)/man8
-- 
2.25.1