diff --git a/src/dns/Makefile.am b/src/dns/Makefile.am
index a8ff426..45b86c7 100644
--- a/src/dns/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/dns/Makefile.am
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pkgcfg_DATA = \
 if LINUX
 HIJACKBIN = gnunet-helper-dns
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(top_srcdir)/src/dns/install-dns-helper.sh $(libexecdir) $(GNUNETDNS_GROUP) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/dns/install-dns-helper.sh $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir) $(GNUNETDNS_GROUP) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
 else
 install-exec-hook:
 endif
diff --git a/src/exit/Makefile.am b/src/exit/Makefile.am
index 10a1ae8..6c4cbf1 100644
--- a/src/exit/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/exit/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dist_pkgcfg_DATA = \
 if LINUX
 EXITBIN = gnunet-helper-exit
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(top_srcdir)/src/exit/install-exit-helper.sh $(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/exit/install-exit-helper.sh $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
 else
 install-exec-hook:
 endif
diff --git a/src/gns/nss/Makefile.am b/src/gns/nss/Makefile.am
index 62da710..2551b95 100644
--- a/src/gns/nss/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gns/nss/Makefile.am
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ libnss_gns6_la_LDFLAGS=$(libnss_gns_la_LDFLAGS)
 if INSTALL_NSS
 if !MINGW
 install-data-hook:
-	$(top_srcdir)/src/gns/nss/install-nss-plugin.sh $(SHELL) $(top_builddir) $(nssdir) $(SUDO_BINARY)
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/gns/nss/install-nss-plugin.sh $(SHELL) $(top_builddir) $(DESTDIR)$(nssdir) $(SUDO_BINARY)
 
 uninstall-hook:
 	$(top_srcdir)/src/gns/nss/uninstall-nss-plugin.sh $(SHELL) $(top_builddir) "rm -f $(nssdir)/libnss_gns.so.2" $(SUDO_BINARY)
diff --git a/src/nat/Makefile.am b/src/nat/Makefile.am
index 063b8e3..92acbf1 100644
--- a/src/nat/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/nat/Makefile.am
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ if LINUX
   NATSERVER = gnunet-helper-nat-server.c
   NATCLIENT = gnunet-helper-nat-client.c
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(top_srcdir)/src/nat/install-nat-helper.sh $(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/nat/install-nat-helper.sh $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
 else
 if XFREEBSD
   NATBIN = gnunet-helper-nat-server gnunet-helper-nat-client
   NATSERVER = gnunet-helper-nat-server.c
   NATCLIENT = gnunet-helper-nat-client.c
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(top_srcdir)/src/nat/install-nat-helper.sh $(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/nat/install-nat-helper.sh $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
 endif
 else
 install-exec-hook:
diff --git a/src/transport/Makefile.am b/src/transport/Makefile.am
index 950b0a9..0016811 100644
--- a/src/transport/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/transport/Makefile.am
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ endif
 
 if LINUX
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(top_srcdir)/src/transport/install-wlan-helper.sh $(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/transport/install-wlan-helper.sh $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
 if HAVE_LIBBLUETOOTH
-	$(top_srcdir)/src/transport/install-bluetooth-helper.sh $(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/transport/install-bluetooth-helper.sh $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
 endif
 else
 install-exec-hook:
diff --git a/src/vpn/Makefile.am b/src/vpn/Makefile.am
index 47bee89..5517a45 100644
--- a/src/vpn/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/vpn/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pkgcfg_DATA = \
 if LINUX
 VPNBIN = gnunet-helper-vpn
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(top_srcdir)/src/vpn/install-vpn-helper.sh $(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/vpn/install-vpn-helper.sh $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir) $(SUDO_BINARY) || true
 else
 install-exec-hook:
 endif