diff --git a/extra/python/build b/extra/python/build
index d5d16ae5..f7db0205 100755
--- a/extra/python/build
+++ b/extra/python/build
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ patch -p1 < python3-always-pip.patch
     --without-doc-strings
 
 make
-make DESTDIR="$1" install
+make install
 
 ln -s python3 "$1/usr/bin/python"
 ln -s pip3    "$1/usr/bin/pip"