--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 DESTDIR = 
 BINDIR	= $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
-LOCALEDIR = $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/locale
+BLOCALEDIR = /usr/share/locale
+LOCALEDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(BLOCALEDIR)
 MANDIR = $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man1
 
 TARGET=all
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
 		[ -d $$modir ] || mkdir -p $$modir; \
 		install -m644 $(PODIR)/$$pot $$modir/$(NAME).mo; \
 	done; \
-	sed -e '/^TEXTDOMAINDIR=/s,=.*,=$(LOCALEDIR),' \
+	sed -e '/^TEXTDOMAINDIR=/s,=.*,=$(BLOCALEDIR),' \
 	    -e '/^VERSION=/s/=.*/=$(VERSION)/' $(SHSKEL) > $(BINDIR)/$(NAME) && \
 	chmod +x $(BINDIR)/$(NAME) && \
 	echo "program '$(NAME)' installed. just run $(BINDIR)/$(NAME)"