--- liblockfile/Makefile.in
+++ liblockfile/Makefile.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 LDFLAGS		= @LDFLAGS@
 CC		= @CC@
 
-prefix		= $(DESTDIR)@prefix@
+prefix		= @prefix@
 exec_prefix	= @exec_prefix@
 bindir		= @bindir@
 libdir		= @libdir@
@@ -49,34 +49,34 @@
 		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c lockfile.c -o xlockfile.o
 
 install_static:	static install_common
-		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(libdir)
-		install -m 644 liblockfile.a $(libdir)
+		install -d -m 755 -p $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+		install -m 644 liblockfile.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 
 install_shared:	shared install_static install_common
-		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(libdir)
+		install -d -m 755 -p $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 		install -m 755 liblockfile.so \
-			$(libdir)/liblockfile.so.$(SOVER)
-		ln -s liblockfile.so.$(SOVER) $(libdir)/liblockfile.so.$(MAJOR)
-		ln -s liblockfile.so.$(SOVER) $(libdir)/liblockfile.so
+			$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/liblockfile.so.$(SOVER)
+		ln -s liblockfile.so.$(SOVER) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/liblockfile.so.$(MAJOR)
+		ln -s liblockfile.so.$(SOVER) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/liblockfile.so
 		if test "$(DESTDIR)" = ""; then @LDCONFIG@; fi
 
 install_common:
-		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(includedir)
-		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(bindir)
-		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(mandir)/man1
-		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(mandir)/man3
-		install -m 644 lockfile.h maillock.h $(includedir)
+		install -d -m 755 -p $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
+		install -d -m 755 -p $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+		install -d -m 755 -p $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
+		install -d -m 755 -p $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3
+		install -m 644 lockfile.h maillock.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
 		if [ "$(MAILGROUP)" != "" ]; then\
-		  install -g $(MAILGROUP) -m 2755 dotlockfile $(bindir);\
+		  install -g $(MAILGROUP) -m 2755 dotlockfile $(DESTDIR)$(bindir);\
 		else \
-		  install -g root -m 755 dotlockfile $(bindir); \
+		  install -m 755 dotlockfile $(DESTDIR)$(bindir); \
 		fi
-		install -m 644 *.1 $(mandir)/man1
-		install -m 644 *.3 $(mandir)/man3
+		install -m 644 *.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
+		install -m 644 *.3 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3
 
 install_nfslib:	nfslib
-		install -d -m 755 -g root -p $(nfslockdir)
-		install -m 755 nfslock.so.$(NFSVER) $(nfslockdir)
+		install -d -m 755 -p $(DESTDIR)$(nfslockdir)
+		install -m 755 nfslock.so.$(NFSVER) $(DESTDIR)$(nfslockdir)
 		if test "$(DESTDIR)" = ""; then @LDCONFIG@; fi
 
 clean: