diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index aea692f..efff2bd 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ libosmpbf.a: fileformat.pb.o osmformat.pb.o
 	cp *.pb.h ../include/osmpbf/
 
 install:
-	install -m 755 -g root -o root -d $(DESTDIR)/lib
-	install -m 644 -g root -o root libosmpbf.a $(DESTDIR)/lib
-	install -m 755 -g root -o root -d $(DESTDIR)/include/osmpbf
-	install -m 644 -g root -o root ../include/osmpbf/osmpbf.h $(DESTDIR)/include/osmpbf
-	install -m 644 -g root -o root ../include/osmpbf/fileformat.pb.h $(DESTDIR)/include/osmpbf
-	install -m 644 -g root -o root ../include/osmpbf/osmformat.pb.h $(DESTDIR)/include/osmpbf
+	install -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib
+	install -m 644 libosmpbf.a $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib
+	install -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/include/osmpbf
+	install -m 644 ../include/osmpbf/osmpbf.h $(DESTDIR)/usr/include/osmpbf
+	install -m 644 ../include/osmpbf/fileformat.pb.h $(DESTDIR)/usr/include/osmpbf
+	install -m 644 ../include/osmpbf/osmformat.pb.h $(DESTDIR)/usr/include/osmpbf
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.pb.h *.pb.cc *.pb.o libosmpbf.a
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 9112867..f175577 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ osmpbf-outline: osmpbf-outline.cpp
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS)
 
 install:
-	install -m 755 -g root -o root -d $(DESTDIR)/bin
-	install -m 644 -g root -o root -s osmpbf-outline $(DESTDIR)/bin
+	install -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	install -m 644 -s osmpbf-outline $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
 
 clean:
 	rm -f osmpbf-outline