diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d86568..373ab30 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EXEC = bar
 SRCS = bar.c
 OBJS = ${SRCS:.c=.o}
 
-PREFIX?=/usr
+PREFIX?=/usr/local
 BINDIR=${PREFIX}/bin
 
 all: ${EXEC}