diff --git a/scripts/mk_util.py b/scripts/mk_util.py
index 83669472d..0a3745a2f 100644
--- a/scripts/mk_util.py
+++ b/scripts/mk_util.py
@@ -992,11 +992,11 @@ class LibComponent(Component):
 
     def mk_install(self, out):
         for include in self.includes2install:
-            out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (os.path.join(self.to_src_dir, include), os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'include', include)))
+            out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (os.path.join(self.to_src_dir, include), os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'include', include)))
 
     def mk_uninstall(self, out):
         for include in self.includes2install:
-            out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'include', include))
+            out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'include', include))
 
     def mk_win_dist(self, build_path, dist_path):
         mk_dir(os.path.join(dist_path, 'include'))
@@ -1078,11 +1078,11 @@ class ExeComponent(Component):
     def mk_install(self, out):
         if self.install:
             exefile = '%s$(EXE_EXT)' % self.exe_name
-            out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (exefile, os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'bin', exefile)))
+            out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (exefile, os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'bin', exefile)))
 
     def mk_uninstall(self, out):
         exefile = '%s$(EXE_EXT)' % self.exe_name
-        out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'bin', exefile))
+        out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'bin', exefile))
 
     def mk_win_dist(self, build_path, dist_path):
         if self.install:
@@ -1224,19 +1224,19 @@ class DLLComponent(Component):
     def mk_install(self, out):
         if self.install:
             dllfile = '%s$(SO_EXT)' % self.dll_name
-            out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (dllfile, os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'lib', dllfile)))
+            out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (dllfile, os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'lib', dllfile)))
             out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (dllfile, os.path.join(PYTHON_PACKAGE_DIR, dllfile)))
             if self.static:
                 libfile = '%s$(LIB_EXT)' % self.dll_name
-                out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (libfile, os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'lib', libfile)))
+                out.write('\t@cp %s %s\n' % (libfile, os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'lib', libfile)))
 
 
     def mk_uninstall(self, out):
         dllfile = '%s$(SO_EXT)' % self.dll_name
-        out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'lib', dllfile))
+        out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'lib', dllfile))
         out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join(PYTHON_PACKAGE_DIR, dllfile))
         libfile = '%s$(LIB_EXT)' % self.dll_name
-        out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'lib', libfile))
+        out.write('\t@rm -f %s\n' % os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'lib', libfile))
 
     def mk_win_dist(self, build_path, dist_path):
         if self.install:
@@ -2009,9 +2009,9 @@ def mk_install(out):
     if is_ml_enabled() and OCAMLFIND != '':
         out.write('ocamlfind_install')
     out.write('\n')
-    out.write('\t@mkdir -p %s\n' % os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'bin'))
-    out.write('\t@mkdir -p %s\n' % os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'include'))
-    out.write('\t@mkdir -p %s\n' % os.path.join('$(PREFIX)', 'lib'))
+    out.write('\t@mkdir -p %s\n' % os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'bin'))
+    out.write('\t@mkdir -p %s\n' % os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'include'))
+    out.write('\t@mkdir -p %s\n' % os.path.join('$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)', 'lib'))
     for c in get_components():
         c.mk_install(out)
     out.write('\t@cp z3*.py %s\n' % PYTHON_PACKAGE_DIR)