diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 237533f1c..692a0ea99 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  - New URL for x11-ssh-askpass.
  - Fixpaths was missing /etc/ssh_known_hosts. Report from Jim Knoble 
    <jmknoble@pobox.com>
+ - Added 'DESTDIR' option to Makefile to ease package building. Patch from 
+   Jim Knoble <jmknoble@pobox.com>
+ - Updated RPM spec files to use DESTDIR
 
 20000124
  - Pick up version 1.2.2 from OpenBSD CVS (no changes, just version number
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 90bee1905..93fc2f2fb 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ libraries and headers.
 GNOME:
 http://www.gnome.org/
 
-Alternatly Jim Knoble <jmknoble@pobox.com> has written an excellent X11
-passphrase requester. This is maintained seperatly at:
+Alternatively, Jim Knoble <jmknoble@pobox.com> has written an excellent X11
+passphrase requester. This is maintained separately at:
 
 http://www.ntrnet.net/~jmknoble/software/x11-ssh-askpass/index.html
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 964b10851..6f8793fae 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ piddir=@piddir@
 srcdir=@srcdir@
 top_srcdir=@top_srcdir@
 
+DESTDIR=
+
 VPATH=@srcdir@
 
 SSH_PROGRAM=@bindir@/ssh
@@ -100,65 +102,65 @@ catman-do:
 	done
 
 install: $(TARGETS)
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(bindir)
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(sbindir)
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(mandir)
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)8
-	$(INSTALL) -s ssh $(bindir)/ssh
-	$(INSTALL) -s scp $(bindir)/scp
-	$(INSTALL) -s ssh-add $(bindir)/ssh-add
-	$(INSTALL) -s ssh-agent $(bindir)/ssh-agent
-	$(INSTALL) -s ssh-keygen $(bindir)/ssh-keygen
-	$(INSTALL) -s sshd $(sbindir)/sshd
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh.[01].out $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh.1
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 scp.[01].out $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/scp.1
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh-add.[01].out $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-add.1
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh-agent.[01].out $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-agent.1
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh-keygen.[01].out $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-keygen.1
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 sshd.[08].out $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)8/sshd.8
-	-rm -f $(bindir)/slogin
-	ln -s ssh $(bindir)/slogin
-	-rm -f $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/slogin.1
-	ln -s ssh.1 $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/slogin.1
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)8
+	$(INSTALL) -s ssh $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ssh
+	$(INSTALL) -s scp $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/scp
+	$(INSTALL) -s ssh-add $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ssh-add
+	$(INSTALL) -s ssh-agent $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ssh-agent
+	$(INSTALL) -s ssh-keygen $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ssh-keygen
+	$(INSTALL) -s sshd $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/sshd
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh.[01].out $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh.1
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 scp.[01].out $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/scp.1
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh-add.[01].out $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-add.1
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh-agent.[01].out $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-agent.1
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh-keygen.[01].out $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-keygen.1
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 sshd.[08].out $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)8/sshd.8
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/slogin
+	ln -s ssh $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/slogin
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/slogin.1
+	ln -s ssh.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/slogin.1
 
 	if [ ! -z "@GNOME_ASKPASS@" ] ; then \
-		$(INSTALL) -d $(libexecdir) ; \
-		$(INSTALL) -d $(libexecdir)/ssh ; \
-		$(INSTALL) -s @GNOME_ASKPASS@ ${ASKPASS_LOCATION} ; \
+		$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir) ; \
+		$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/ssh ; \
+		$(INSTALL) -s @GNOME_ASKPASS@ $(DESTDIR)${ASKPASS_LOCATION} ; \
 	fi
 
-	if [ ! -f $(sysconfdir)/ssh_config -a ! -f $(sysconfdir)/sshd_config ]; then \
-		$(INSTALL) -d $(sysconfdir); \
-		$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh_config.out $(sysconfdir)/ssh_config; \
-		$(INSTALL) -m 644 sshd_config.out $(sysconfdir)/sshd_config; \
+	if [ ! -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ssh_config -a ! -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sshd_config ]; then \
+		$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir); \
+		$(INSTALL) -m 644 ssh_config.out $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ssh_config; \
+		$(INSTALL) -m 644 sshd_config.out $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sshd_config; \
 	fi
 
 uninstallall:	uninstall
-	-rm -f $(sysconfdir)/ssh_config
-	-rm -f $(sysconfdir)/sshd_config
-	-rmdir $(sysconfdir)
-	-rmdir $(bindir)
-	-rmdir $(sbindir)
-	-rmdir $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1
-	-rmdir $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)8
-	-rmdir $(mandir)
-	-rmdir $(libexecdir)
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ssh_config
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sshd_config
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)8
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)
 
 uninstall: 
-	-rm -f $(bindir)/ssh
-	-rm -f $(bindir)/scp
-	-rm -f $(bindir)/ssh-add
-	-rm -f $(bindir)/ssh-agent
-	-rm -f $(bindir)/ssh-keygen
-	-rm -f $(sbindir)/sshd
-	-rm -f $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh.1
-	-rm -f $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/scp.1
-	-rm -f $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-add.1
-	-rm -f $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-agent.1
-	-rm -f $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-keygen.1
-	-rm -f $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)8/sshd.8
-	-rm -f $(bindir)/slogin
-	-rm -f $(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/slogin.1
-	-rm -f ${ASKPASS_PROGRAM}
-	-rmdir $(libexecdir)/ssh ;
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ssh
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/scp
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ssh-add
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ssh-agent
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ssh-keygen
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/sshd
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh.1
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/scp.1
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-add.1
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-agent.1
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/ssh-keygen.1
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)8/sshd.8
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/slogin
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/$(mansubdir)1/slogin.1
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)${ASKPASS_PROGRAM}
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/ssh ;
diff --git a/packages/redhat/openssh.spec b/packages/redhat/openssh.spec
index ece13c5b7..d8c3cf3a6 100644
--- a/packages/redhat/openssh.spec
+++ b/packages/redhat/openssh.spec
@@ -160,9 +160,8 @@ cd ..
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-make install prefix="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr" sysconfdir="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/ssh"
+make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/
 
-install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/ssh
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/pam.d/
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/rc.d/init.d
 install -m644 packages/redhat/sshd.pam $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/pam.d/sshd
diff --git a/packages/suse/openssh.spec b/packages/suse/openssh.spec
index a2a5cd2a7..a43671765 100644
--- a/packages/suse/openssh.spec
+++ b/packages/suse/openssh.spec
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ make
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-make install prefix="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr" sysconfdir="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/ssh"
+make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/ssh/
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/pam.d/
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin/init.d/