diff --git a/extra/cairo/build b/extra/cairo/build
index 7fac45ed..813c782c 100755
--- a/extra/cairo/build
+++ b/extra/cairo/build
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ mv -f _ Makefile.in
     --disable-gtk-doc-html
 
 make
-make DESTDIR="$1" install
+make install