diff --git a/rem2pdf/Makefile.top.in b/rem2pdf/Makefile.top.in
index c970232a..381a0221 100644
--- a/rem2pdf/Makefile.top.in
+++ b/rem2pdf/Makefile.top.in
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ install:
 	    if test $$? != 0 ; then echo "Not installing rem2pdf; missing $$m"; exit 0; fi; \
 	done; \
 	echo "Installing rem2pdf"; \
-        $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) && exit 0; \
+        if test "$(prefix)" = "/usr" ; then \
+		$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) INSTALLDIRS=vendor && exit 0; \
+        else \
+		$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) && exit 0; \
+        fi; \
 	exit 1;