diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 033a32f..387a84c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-prefix=$$HOME/opt/pkg/miscutils
+prefix?=$$HOME/.local
 target_bin=${prefix}/bin
 target_man=${prefix}/share/man/man1
 bin=bwrap hppt mkgmap newp osc p rot scmfmt ts upcasetl unpage