diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6eb7310..74860f8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: all release dev install clean uninstall run run-dialog
 
+DESTDIR ?= =
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 LIBEXECDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/libexec
@@ -35,19 +36,18 @@ dev:
 	HELPER_DIR=target/debug cargo $(RUST_RELEASE_CHANNEL_ARG) build $(FEATURES_ARGS)
 
 install: release
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(BINDIR) $(HELPER_DIR) $(CONFIG_DIR) $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 target/release/bscreensaver target/release/bscreensaver-command target/release/bscreensaver-settings $(BINDIR)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 $(addprefix target/release/,$(HELPERS)) $(HELPER_DIR)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 bscreensaver.toml.example $(CONFIG_DIR)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 settings/bscreensaver-settings.desktop $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(addprefix $(DESTDIR),$(BINDIR) $(HELPER_DIR) $(CONFIG_DIR) $(APPLICATIONS_DIR))
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 target/release/bscreensaver target/release/bscreensaver-command target/release/bscreensaver-settings $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 $(addprefix target/release/,$(HELPERS)) $(DESTDIR)$(HELPER_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 bscreensaver.toml.example $(DESTDIR)$(CONFIG_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 settings/bscreensaver-settings.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(APPLICATIONS_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	cargo $(RUST_RELEASE_CHANNEL_ARG) clean
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(BINDIR)/bscreensaver $(BINDIR)/bscreensaver-command $(BINDIR)/bscreensaver-settings $(addprefix $(HELPER_DIR)/,$(HELPERS)) || true
-	rmdir -p $(BINDIR) $(HELPER_DIR) || true
-	rmdir -p $(PREFIX) || true
+	rm -f $(addprefix $(DESTDIR),$(BINDIR)/bscreensaver $(BINDIR)/bscreensaver-command $(BINDIR)/bscreensaver-settings $(addprefix $(HELPER_DIR)/,$(HELPERS))) || true
+	rmdir -p $(addprefix $(DESTDIR),$(BINDIR) $(HELPER_DIR) $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)) || true
 
 run: dev
 	BSCREENSAVER_LOCAL_DEV=1 \