--- a/po/Makefile.orig	2018-04-01 19:58:29.879110970 -0400
+++ b/po/Makefile.in	2018-04-01 19:59:14.929385523 -0400
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ALL_LINGUAS = @ALL_LINGUAS@
 PO_FILES = $(addsuffix .po,$(ALL_LINGUAS))
 MO_FILES = $(addsuffix .gmo,$(ALL_LINGUAS))
 
-MSGDIR = $(datadir)/locale/$$lingua/LC_MESSAGES/
+MSGDIR = $(DESTDIR)/$(datadir)/locale/$$lingua/LC_MESSAGES/
 
 POTFILES = $(top_srcdir)/src/wiliki.scm \
            $(top_srcdir)/src/wiliki/db.scm \