diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad9c632..640314e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+BINPREFIX ?= "$(PREFIX)/bin"
 MANPREFIX ?= "$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1"
 BINS = $(wildcard bin/git-*)
 MANS = $(wildcard man/git-*.md)
@@ -9,12 +10,12 @@ docs: $(MAN_HTML) $(MAN_PAGES)
 
 install:
 	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)
-	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
-	@echo "... installing bins to $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin"
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINPREFIX)
+	@echo "... installing bins to $(DESTDIR)$(BINPREFIX)"
 	@echo "... installing man pages to $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)"
 	@$(foreach BIN, $(BINS), \
-		echo "... installing `basename $(BIN)`"; \
-		cp -f $(BIN) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(BIN); \
+		echo "... installing $(notdir $(BIN))"; \
+		cp -f $(BIN) $(DESTDIR)$(BINPREFIX); \
 	)
 	cp -f man/git-*.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)
 	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/bash_completion.d
@@ -35,12 +36,12 @@ man/%.1: man/%.md
 
 uninstall:
 	@$(foreach BIN, $(BINS), \
-		echo "... uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(BIN)"; \
-		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(BIN); \
+		echo "... uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(BINPREFIX)/$(notdir $(BIN))"; \
+		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINPREFIX)/$(notdir $(BIN)); \
 	)
 	@$(foreach MAN, $(MAN_PAGES), \
-		echo "... uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/$(MAN)"; \
-		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/$(MAN); \
+		echo "... uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/$(notdir $(MAN))"; \
+		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/$(notdir $(MAN)); \
 	)
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/etc/bash_completion.d/git-extras