---
 git_remote_helpers/Makefile |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/git_remote_helpers/Makefile
+++ b/git_remote_helpers/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	$(QUIET)$(PYTHON_PATH) $(pysetupfile) $(QUIETSETUP) build
 
 install: $(pysetupfile)
-	$(PYTHON_PATH) $(pysetupfile) install --prefix $(DESTDIR_SQ)$(prefix)
+	$(PYTHON_PATH) $(pysetupfile) install --prefix $(prefix) --root $(DESTDIR_SQ)
 
 instlibdir: $(pysetupfile)
 	@echo "$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(prefix)/$(PYLIBDIR)"