diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad1acd2..3d91f17 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ man:
 clean:
 	-rm -rf bin
 install:
-	-mkdir /etc/keyd
-	install -Dm755 keyd.service $(DESTDIR)/lib/systemd/system
-	install -Dm755 bin/keyd $(DESTDIR)/bin/keyd
-	install -Dm644 keyd.1.gz $(DESTDIR)/share/man/man1/keyd.1.gz
+	-mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/keyd
+	-mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system
+	-mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	-mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man1
+
+	install -m755 keyd.service $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system
+	install -m755 bin/keyd $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+	install -m644 keyd.1.gz $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e49223..c1155bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Some of the more interesting ones include:
 
     git clone https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd
     cd keyd
-    make && sudo make DESTDIR=/usr install
+    make && sudo make install
     sudo systemctl enable keyd && sudo systemctl start keyd
 
 # Quickstart