--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 
 # N.B. ?= is gnu make specific.  Some of the subdir Makefiles are too. 
 #
-PREFIX  ?= /usr/local
-ROOT    ?=
+PREFIX   = /usr
+ROOT     = $(DESTDIR)
 BIN      = bin
 LIB      = lib/ssvnc
 MAN      = man
-MANDIR  ?= $(MAN)
+MANDIR   = share/$(MAN)
 APPS    ?= share/applications
 BINNAME ?= ssvncviewer
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 
 install: all
 	mkdir -p $(ROOT)$(PREFIX)/$(BIN) $(ROOT)$(PREFIX)/$(LIB) $(ROOT)$(PREFIX)/$(MANDIR)/man1
-	strip $(VIEWER)
 	cp -p $(VIEWER) $(ROOT)$(PREFIX)/$(LIB)
 	cp -p $(VNCSPW) $(ROOT)$(PREFIX)/$(LIB)
 	cp -p $(UNWRAP) $(ROOT)$(PREFIX)/$(LIB)
--- a/vncstorepw/Makefile
+++ b/vncstorepw/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 $(CMD): vncauth.o vncstorepw.o d3des.o
 	PATH=$$PATH:$(EPATH) $(CC) -o $(CMD) vncstorepw.o vncauth.o d3des.o
-	PATH=$$PATH:$(EPATH) strip $(CMD)
 	@ls -l $(CMD)
 
 $(UNWRAP): unwrap.c
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@
 	else \
 		PATH=$$PATH:$(EPATH) $(CC) -o $(ULTDSM) $(CPP_SSL) ultravnc_dsm_helper.c $(LD_SSL) -lcrypto; \
 	fi
-	PATH=$$PATH:$(EPATH) strip $(ULTDSM)
 	@ls -l $(ULTDSM)
 
 test: $(CMD)