diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 5ad3ad9..7672d0f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PACKAGE = x11-xserver-utils
 # subdirectory explicitly so that the build system knows what to build
 DEF_SUBDIRS=iceauth rgb sessreg xcmsdb xgamma xhost xmodmap xrandr xrdb xrefresh xset xsetmode xsetpointer xsetroot xstdcmap xvidtune
 SUBDIRS=$(DEF_SUBDIRS)
-STAMP_DIR=/usr/local/
+STAMP_DIR=/tmp/local/
 CONFIG_STAMPS = $(addprefix $(STAMP_DIR)/configure-, $(SUBDIRS))
 BUILD_STAMPS = $(addprefix $(STAMP_DIR)/build-,$(SUBDIRS))