--- Makefile	2005-07-17 17:41:27.000000000 +0200
+++ Makefile.new	2005-07-17 17:41:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	  PREFIXARG=--prefix="$(PREFIX)";                                    \
 	fi;                                                                  \
 	if [ 'x' != "x$(DESTDIR)" ] ; then                                   \
-	  ROOTARG=--root="$(ROOTARG)";                                       \
+	  ROOTARG=--root="$(DESTDIR)";                                       \
         fi;                                                                  \
 	echo $$PYTHON -tt setup.py $$ARGS $$PREFIXARG $$ROOTARG;             \
 	$$PYTHON -tt setup.py $$ARGS $$PREFIXARG $$ROOTARG