diff --git a/ntfsprogs/Makefile.am b/ntfsprogs/Makefile.am
index 08228322..a390d8c7 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/Makefile.am
+++ b/ntfsprogs/Makefile.am
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ extras:	libs $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
 
 if ENABLE_MOUNT_HELPER
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(sbindir)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)
 	$(LN_S) -f $(sbindir)/mkntfs $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/mkfs.ntfs
 
 install-data-hook:
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ install-data-hook:
 	$(LN_S) -f mkntfs.8 $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mkfs.ntfs.8
 
 uninstall-local:
-	$(RM) -f $(DESTDIR)/sbin/mkfs.ntfs
+	$(RM) -f $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/mkfs.ntfs
 	$(RM) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mkfs.ntfs.8
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 8d984083..ea407067 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ endif
 
 if ENABLE_MOUNT_HELPER
 install-exec-local:	install-rootbinPROGRAMS
-	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)/sbin"
-	$(LN_S) -f "$(rootbindir)/ntfs-3g" "$(DESTDIR)/sbin/mount.ntfs-3g"
-	$(LN_S) -f "$(rootbindir)/lowntfs-3g" "$(DESTDIR)/sbin/mount.lowntfs-3g"
+	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(rootsbindir)"
+	$(LN_S) -f "$(rootbindir)/ntfs-3g" "$(DESTDIR)$(rootsbindir)/mount.ntfs-3g"
+	$(LN_S) -f "$(rootbindir)/lowntfs-3g" "$(DESTDIR)$(rootsbindir)/mount.lowntfs-3g"
 
 install-data-local:	install-man8
 	$(LN_S) -f ntfs-3g.8 "$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mount.ntfs-3g.8"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ install-data-local:	install-man8
 
 uninstall-local:
 	$(RM) -f "$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mount.ntfs-3g.8"
-	$(RM) -f "$(DESTDIR)/sbin/mount.ntfs-3g" "$(DESTDIR)/sbin/mount.lowntfs-3g"
+	$(RM) -f "$(DESTDIR)$(rootsbindir)/mount.ntfs-3g" "$(DESTDIR)$(rootsbindir)/mount.lowntfs-3g"
 endif
 
 endif # ENABLE_NTFS_3G