diff --git a/Defines.mk b/Defines.mk
index 9e8df40..e5394ba 100644
--- a/Defines.mk
+++ b/Defines.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ MAKE += PREFIX=$(PREFIX) LIBEXEC_PREFIX=$(LIBEXEC_PREFIX) ETC_PREFIX=$(ETC_PREFI
 
 define TEMPLATE_COMPILER =
 sed $< >$@ \
+		-e's#@DESTDIR@#$(DESTDIR)#' \
 		-e's#@PREFIX@#$(PREFIX)#' \
 		-e's#@ETC_PREFIX@#$(ETC_PREFIX)#' \
 		-e's#@LIBEXEC_PREFIX@#$(LIBEXEC_PREFIX)#'
diff --git a/scripts/beesd.in b/scripts/beesd.in
index 174bb6c..35d04aa 100755
--- a/scripts/beesd.in
+++ b/scripts/beesd.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ readonly AL128K="$((128*1024))"
 readonly AL16M="$((16*1024*1024))"
 readonly CONFIG_DIR=@ETC_PREFIX@/bees/
 
-readonly bees_bin=$(realpath @LIBEXEC_PREFIX@/bees)
+readonly bees_bin=$(realpath @DESTDIR@/@LIBEXEC_PREFIX@/bees)
 
 command -v "$bees_bin" &> /dev/null || ERRO "Missing 'bees' agent"