diff --git a/src/ebusd/Makefile.am b/src/ebusd/Makefile.am
index 1bc1fcb0..0b845b61 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/ebusd/Makefile.am
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ distclean-local:
 	-rm -rf .libs
 
 install-data-local:
-	[ -d $(sysconfdir)/ebusd ] || mkdir -p $(sysconfdir)/ebusd
+	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ebusd ] || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ebusd