--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
+AM_PROG_AR
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 dnl AC_PREFIX_PROGRAM(bin/imwheel)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		find $(distdir) -name CVS -exec rm -rvf '{}' ';' ; \
 	done
 
-ETCDIR=/etc/X11/imwheel
+ETCDIR=$(DESTDIR)/etc/X11/imwheel
 
 install-exec-hook:
 if SUID
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 	chmod u+s $$progname
 endif
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(ETCDIR)
-	-[ -f /etc/imwheelrc ] && mv /etc/imwheelrc $(ETCDIR)/imwheelrc || true
-	-[ -f /etc/X11/imwheelrc ] && mv /etc/X11/imwheelrc $(ETCDIR)/imwheelrc || true
+	-[ -f $(DESTDIR)/etc/imwheelrc ] && mv $(DESTDIR)/etc/imwheelrc $(ETCDIR)/imwheelrc || true
+	-[ -f $(DESTDIR)/etc/X11/imwheelrc ] && mv $(DESTDIR)/etc/X11/imwheelrc $(ETCDIR)/imwheelrc || true
 	-[ -f $(ETCDIR)/imwheelrc ] && install -m 644 imwheelrc $(ETCDIR)/imwheelrc.new || install -m 644 imwheelrc $(ETCDIR)/imwheelrc
 
 extras: $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)