diff --git a/static/Makefile.am.alt b/static/Makefile.am.alt
index ec19613e6..f5377366c 100644
--- a/static/Makefile.am.alt
+++ b/static/Makefile.am.alt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-templatedir=$(pkgdatadir)/static
+templatedir=${DESTDIR}$(pkgdatadir)/static
 template_DATA=results.tmpl
\ No newline at end of file