diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 34fcb9ba..91c6ac63 100644
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ install: build
 	dh_clean -k
 	dh_installdirs
 
-	$(MAKE) install prefix=`pwd`/debian/tmp/usr
+	$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp/usr
 	mkdir -p `pwd`/debian/tmp/etc/tinc/example
 	cp doc/tinc.conf.sample `pwd`/debian/tmp/etc/tinc/example/tinc.conf
 	ln -s /usr/share/doc/tinc/README.Debian `pwd`/debian/tmp/etc/tinc/example/README