diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f303f2..469625c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ VERSION != git describe --tags
 install:
 	install -d ${sysconfdir}
 	install -m 644 carp_failover.conf ${sysconfdir}/${NAME}.conf.sample
-	install carp_failover ${exec_prefix}
+	install carp_failover ${bindir}
 
 release:
 	mkdir ${NAME}-${VERSION}