diff --git a/rem2pdf/Makefile.top.in b/rem2pdf/Makefile.top.in
index 05a54592..52e45cdb 100644
--- a/rem2pdf/Makefile.top.in
+++ b/rem2pdf/Makefile.top.in
@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@ install:
                 $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) "INSTALL_BASE=$(INSTALL_BASE)" && exit 0; \
         elif test "$(prefix)" = "/usr" ; then \
 		$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) INSTALLDIRS=vendor && exit 0; \
-        else \
+        elif test "$(prefix)" = "/usr/local" ; then \
 		$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) && exit 0; \
+        else \
+		$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) "INSTALL_BASE=$(prefix)" && exit 0; \
         fi; \
 	exit 1;
 
 Makefile: Makefile.PL
-	$(PERL) Makefile.PL @PERLARTIFACTS@ INSTALL_BASE=$(INSTALL_BASE) || true
+	if test "$(prefix)" != "/usr" -a "$(prefix)" != "/usr/local" -a "$(INSTALL_BASE)" = "" ; then \
+		$(PERL) Makefile.PL @PERLARTIFACTS@ INSTALL_BASE=$(prefix) || true;\
+	else \
+		$(PERL) Makefile.PL @PERLARTIFACTS@ INSTALL_BASE=$(INSTALL_BASE) || true;\
+	fi
diff --git a/rem2pdf/bin/rem2pdf.in b/rem2pdf/bin/rem2pdf.in
index 9a962049..7545d12d 100644
--- a/rem2pdf/bin/rem2pdf.in
+++ b/rem2pdf/bin/rem2pdf.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!@PERL@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
+use lib '@prefix@/lib/perl5';
 
 use Encode;
 use Cairo;