diff --git a/core/binutils/build b/core/binutils/build
index 01179256..2cdb8b24 100755
--- a/core/binutils/build
+++ b/core/binutils/build
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ export PATH=$PATH:$PWD
 
 make configure-host
 make tooldir=/usr
-make DESTDIR="$1" tooldir=/usr install
+make tooldir=/usr install
 
 ln -sf ld.bfd "$1/usr/bin/ld"