diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0333d7e..4f6b305 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+
 output: dwmblocks.o
 	gcc dwmblocks.o -lX11 -o dwmblocks
 dwmblocks.o: dwmblocks.c config.h
@@ -5,6 +7,8 @@ dwmblocks.o: dwmblocks.c config.h
 clean:
 	rm *.o *.gch dwmblocks
 install: output
-	mkdir -p /usr/local/bin
-	cp -f dwmblocks /usr/local/bin
-	chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/dwmblocks
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	cp -f dwmblocks $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/dwmblocks
+uninstall:
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/dwmblocks