diff -Naur elmerfem-5.4.1.orig/fem/src/Makefile.am elmerfem-5.4.1/fem/src/Makefile.am
--- elmerfem-5.4.1.orig/fem/src/Makefile.am	2008-02-29 08:10:40.000000000 +0000
+++ elmerfem-5.4.1/fem/src/Makefile.am	2008-04-27 02:15:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -180,15 +180,16 @@
 
 
 install-exec-local:
-	@echo "Installing stuff to ${prefix}/bin"
-	$(MKDIR) $(prefix)/bin
-	$(CP) ElmerSolver$(EXEEXT) $(prefix)/bin
-	$(CP) ViewFactors$(EXEEXT) $(prefix)/bin
-	$(CP) GebhardtFactors$(EXEEXT) $(prefix)/bin
-	$(CP) libelmersolver$(SHL_EXT) $(prefix)/lib
-	$(CP) elmerf90 elmerf90-nosh elmerld $(prefix)/bin
+	@echo "Installing stuff to ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/bin"
+	$(MKDIR) ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/bin
+	$(MKDIR) ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib
+	$(CP) ElmerSolver$(EXEEXT) ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/bin
+	$(CP) ViewFactors$(EXEEXT) ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/bin
+	$(CP) GebhardtFactors$(EXEEXT) ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/bin
+	$(CP) libelmersolver$(SHL_EXT) ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib
+	$(CP) elmerf90 elmerf90-nosh elmerld ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/bin
 if USE_MPI
-	$(CP) ElmerSolver_mpi$(EXEEXT) $(prefix)/bin
+	$(CP) ElmerSolver_mpi$(EXEEXT) ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/bin
 endif
 
 clean-local: