--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
+AM_PROG_AR
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
@@ -102,10 +103,10 @@
         ;;
     *-*-beos*)
         ac_default_prefix=/boot/beos
-        GAME_INSTALLDIR="\$(prefix)/games/$PACKAGE"
+        GAME_INSTALLDIR="\$(datadir)/$PACKAGE"
         ;;
     *)
-        GAME_INSTALLDIR="\$(prefix)/games/$PACKAGE"
+        GAME_INSTALLDIR="\$(datadir)/$PACKAGE"
         ;;
 esac
 AC_SUBST(GAME_INSTALLDIR)
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 # Special install rule for the game
 install:
-	make install_gamedata target=@GAME_INSTALLDIR@
+	$(MAKE) install-binPROGRAMS install_gamedata target=$(DESTDIR)/@GAME_INSTALLDIR@
 
 install_gamedata:
 	sh mkinstalldirs $(target)/