diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 57e1ff8..bc07770 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ BISON  = bison
 YFLAGS =
 
 INSTALLER = install
-PREFIX    = /usr/local
+PREFIX    = /usr
 BINDIR    = $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR    = $(PREFIX)/man
 DOCDIR    = $(PREFIX)/share/doc/html2text