--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 
 PROJECT := github.com/cri-o/cri-o
 CRIO_INSTANCE := crio_dev
-PREFIX ?= ${DESTDIR}/usr/local
+PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 BINDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/bin
 LIBEXECDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/libexec
 MANDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/share/man
-ETCDIR ?= ${DESTDIR}/etc
+ETCDIR ?= /etc
 ETCDIR_CRIO ?= ${ETCDIR}/crio
 DATAROOTDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/share/containers
 BUILDTAGS ?= containers_image_ostree_stub \
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 			 $(shell hack/seccomp_tag.sh) \
 			 $(shell hack/selinux_tag.sh) \
 			 $(shell hack/libsubid_tag.sh)
-CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR=${DESTDIR}/etc
+CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR = /etc
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME ?= podman
 BUILD_PATH := $(shell pwd)/build
 BUILD_BIN_PATH := ${BUILD_PATH}/bin
@@ -420,68 +420,70 @@
 install: .gopathok install.bin install.man install.completions install.systemd install.config
 
 install.bin-nobuild:
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 755 bin/crio $(BINDIR)/crio
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 755 bin/crio-status $(BINDIR)/crio-status
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 755 bin/pinns $(BINDIR)/pinns
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 755 bin/crio ${DESTDIR}$(BINDIR)/crio
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 755 bin/crio-status ${DESTDIR}$(BINDIR)/crio-status
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 755 bin/pinns ${DESTDIR}$(BINDIR)/pinns
 
 install.bin: binaries install.bin-nobuild
 
 install.man-nobuild:
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 $(MANDIR)/man5
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 $(MANDIR)/man8
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 $(filter %.5,$(MANPAGES)) -t $(MANDIR)/man5
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 $(filter %.8,$(MANPAGES)) -t $(MANDIR)/man8
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 ${DESTDIR}$(MANDIR)/man5
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 ${DESTDIR}$(MANDIR)/man8
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 $(filter %.5,$(MANPAGES)) -t ${DESTDIR}$(MANDIR)/man5
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 $(filter %.8,$(MANPAGES)) -t ${DESTDIR}$(MANDIR)/man8
 
 install.man: $(MANPAGES) install.man-nobuild
 
 install.config-nobuild:
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d $(DATAROOTDIR)/oci/hooks.d
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d $(ETCDIR_CRIO)/crio.conf.d
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 crio.conf $(ETCDIR_CRIO)/crio.conf
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 crio-umount.conf $(OCIUMOUNTINSTALLDIR)/crio-umount.conf
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 crictl.yaml $(CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR)
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d ${DESTDIR}$(ETCDIR_CRIO)/crio.conf.d
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d ${DESTDIR}$(ETCDIR)/containers/oci/hooks.d
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d ${DESTDIR}$(DATAROOTDIR)/oci/hooks.d
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 crio.conf ${DESTDIR}$(ETCDIR_CRIO)/crio.conf
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 crio-umount.conf ${DESTDIR}$(OCIUMOUNTINSTALLDIR)/crio-umount.conf
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 crictl.yaml ${DESTDIR}$(CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR)
 
 install.config: crio.conf install.config-nobuild
 
 install.completions:
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 ${BASHINSTALLDIR}
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 ${FISHINSTALLDIR}
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 ${ZSHINSTALLDIR}
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${BASHINSTALLDIR} completions/bash/crio
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${FISHINSTALLDIR} completions/fish/crio.fish
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${ZSHINSTALLDIR}  completions/zsh/_crio
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${BASHINSTALLDIR} completions/bash/crio-status
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${FISHINSTALLDIR} completions/fish/crio-status.fish
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${ZSHINSTALLDIR}  completions/zsh/_crio-status
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 ${DESTDIR}${BASHINSTALLDIR}
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 ${DESTDIR}${FISHINSTALLDIR}
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 ${DESTDIR}${ZSHINSTALLDIR}
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${DESTDIR}${BASHINSTALLDIR} completions/bash/crio
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${DESTDIR}${FISHINSTALLDIR} completions/fish/crio.fish
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${DESTDIR}${ZSHINSTALLDIR}  completions/zsh/_crio
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${DESTDIR}${BASHINSTALLDIR} completions/bash/crio-status
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${DESTDIR}${FISHINSTALLDIR} completions/fish/crio-status.fish
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 -t ${DESTDIR}${ZSHINSTALLDIR}  completions/zsh/_crio-status
 
 install.systemd:
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 contrib/systemd/crio.service $(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/crio.service
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 contrib/systemd/crio-wipe.service $(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/crio-wipe.service
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 contrib/systemd/crio.service ${DESTDIR}$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/crio.service
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -D -m 644 contrib/systemd/crio-wipe.service ${DESTDIR}$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/crio-wipe.service
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(BINDIR)/crio
-	rm -f $(BINDIR)/crio-status
-	rm -f $(BINDIR)/pinns
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/crio
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/crio-status
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/pinns
 	for i in $(filter %.5,$(MANPAGES)); do \
-		rm -f $(MANDIR)/man5/$$(basename $${i}); \
+		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man5/$$(basename $${i}); \
 	done
 	for i in $(filter %.8,$(MANPAGES)); do \
-		rm -f $(MANDIR)/man8/$$(basename $${i}); \
+		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/$$(basename $${i}); \
 	done
-	rm -f ${BASHINSTALLDIR}/crio
-	rm -f ${FISHINSTALLDIR}/crio.fish
-	rm -f ${ZSHINSTALLDIR}/_crio
-	rm -f ${BASHINSTALLDIR}/crio-status
-	rm -f ${FISHINSTALLDIR}/crio-status.fish
-	rm -f ${ZSHINSTALLDIR}/_crio-status
-	rm -f $(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/crio-wipe.service
-	rm -f $(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/crio.service
-	rm -f $(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/cri-o.service
-	rm -rf $(DATAROOTDIR)/oci/hooks.d
-	rm -f $(ETCDIR_CRIO)/crio.conf
-	rm -rf $(ETCDIR_CRIO)/crio.conf.d
-	rm -f $(OCIUMOUNTINSTALLDIR)/crio-umount.conf
-	rm -f $(CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR)/crictl.yaml
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)${BASHINSTALLDIR}/crio
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)${FISHINSTALLDIR}/crio.fish
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)${ZSHINSTALLDIR}/_crio
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)${BASHINSTALLDIR}/crio-status
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)${FISHINSTALLDIR}/crio-status.fish
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)${ZSHINSTALLDIR}/_crio-status
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/crio-wipe.service
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/crio.service
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/cri-o.service
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(ETCDIR_CRIO)/crio.conf
+	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(ETCDIR_CRIO)/crio.conf.d
+	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(ETCDIR)/containers/oci/hooks.d
+	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(DATAROOTDIR)/oci/hooks.d
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(OCIUMOUNTINSTALLDIR)/crio-umount.conf
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR)/crictl.yaml
 
 docs-validation:
 	$(GO_RUN) -tags "$(BUILDTAGS)" ./test/docs-validation