diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e158e6fa..d790e807 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+.PHONY: install lint
+
 install:
-	cp -R *.cgroups *.types ananicy.conf 00-default /etc/ananicy.d/
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/ananicy.d
+	cp -R *.cgroups *.types ananicy.conf 00-default $(DESTDIR)/etc/ananicy.d/
+
 lint:
 	python lint.py