diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 846daf0..f2f0402 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ LL2      = -L. -lpigpiod_if -pthread -lrt
 
 LL3      = -L. -lpigpiod_if2 -pthread -lrt
 
-prefix = /usr/local
+prefix = /usr
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)
 bindir = $(exec_prefix)/bin
 includedir = $(prefix)/include
@@ -83,13 +83,12 @@ install:	$(ALL)
 	install -m 0755 -s pig2vcd        $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	install -m 0755 -s pigpiod        $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	install -m 0755 -s pigs           $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
-	if which python2; then python2 setup.py install; fi
-	if which python3; then python3 setup.py install; fi
+	if which python2; then python2 setup.py install --root=$(DESTDIR); fi
+	if which python3; then python3 setup.py install --root=$(DESTDIR); fi
 	install -m 0755 -d                $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
 	install -m 0644 *.1               $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
 	install -m 0755 -d                $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3
 	install -m 0644 *.3               $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3
-	ldconfig
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/pigpio.h