diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 089fd33..249b621 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
-prefix ?= /usr/local
+DESTDIR ?= /usr/local
+LIB ?= lib

 all:
-	$(error "Usage: make [prefix=/install/me/here] install | uninstall")
+	$(error "Usage: make [DESTDIR=/install/me/here] install | uninstall")

 install:
-	mkdir -p $(prefix)/include/libspotify
-	install include/libspotify/api.h $(prefix)/include/libspotify
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/include/libspotify
+	install include/libspotify/api.h $(DESTDIR)/include/libspotify

-	mkdir -p $(prefix)/lib
-	install -T lib/libspotify.so.12 $(prefix)/lib/libspotify.so.12.1.51
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(LIB)
+	install -T lib/libspotify.so.12 $(DESTDIR)/$(LIB)/libspotify.so.12.1.51

-	cd $(prefix)/lib && ln -sf libspotify.so.12.1.51 libspotify.so.12 && ln -sf libspotify.so.12.1.51 libspotify.so
+	cd $(DESTDIR)/$(LIB) && ln -sf libspotify.so.12.1.51 libspotify.so.12 && ln -sf libspotify.so.12.1.51 libspotify.so

-	mkdir -p $(prefix)/lib/pkgconfig
-	sed -e s:PKG_PREFIX:$(prefix):g <lib/pkgconfig/libspotify.pc >$(prefix)/lib/pkgconfig/libspotify.pc
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(LIB)/pkgconfig
+	sed -e s:PKG_PREFIX:$(DESTDIR):g <lib/pkgconfig/libspotify.pc >$(DESTDIR)/$(LIB)/pkgconfig/libspotify.pc

 	ldconfig

 uninstall:
-	rm -rf $(prefix)/include/libspotify
-	rm -f  $(prefix)/lib/libspotify.so.12.1.51
-	rm -f  $(prefix)/lib/libspotify.so.12
-	rm -f  $(prefix)/lib/libspotify.so
-	rm -f  $(prefix)/lib/pkgconfig/libspotify.pc
+	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/include/libspotify
+	rm -f  $(DESTDIR)/lib/libspotify.so.12.1.51
+	rm -f  $(DESTDIR)/lib/libspotify.so.12
+	rm -f  $(DESTDIR)/lib/libspotify.so
+	rm -f  $(DESTDIR)/lib/pkgconfig/libspotify.pc