diff --git a/Utils/Makefile.am b/Utils/Makefile.am
index f42ebf4..d84a0f1 100644
--- a/Utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/Utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pkgbindir = $(pkgdatadir)/bin
+pkgbindir = $(prefix)/bin
 pkgbin_PROGRAMS = b2ct popt
 
 pscript = b2mt.pl ct2b.pl dpzoom.pl mountain.pl relplot.pl rotate_ss.pl cmount.pl colorrna.pl coloraln.pl refold.pl switch.pl