diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_java/Makefile.in b/src/mod/languages/mod_java/Makefile.in
index d223c36e1e..4c58c5cfc0 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_java/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_java/Makefile.in
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ reswig:
 	swig -java -c++ -I../../../include -package org.freeswitch.swig -outdir src/org/freeswitch/swig -o switch_swig_wrap.cpp mod_java.i
 
 local_install:
-	cp freeswitch.jar $(PREFIX)/scripts
+	cp freeswitch.jar $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/scripts
 
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/Makefile b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/Makefile
index 942e80338f..027ba85d11 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_python/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_python/Makefile
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ switch_swig.o: $(SWIGCFILE) Makefile
 	$(CC)  -w $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 local_install:
-	cp -f freeswitch.py $(PREFIX)/lib/python2.5/site-packages/
+	cp -f freeswitch.py $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/python2.5/site-packages/