diff --git a/alliance/src/graal/etc/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/graal/etc/Makefile.am
index 31768bbf..410f3207 100644
--- a/alliance/src/graal/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/graal/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 install-data-local:
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/cmos.graal @ALLIANCE_TOP@/etc/cmos.graal
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir) 
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/cmos.graal $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/cmos.graal
diff --git a/alliance/src/scapin/etc/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/scapin/etc/Makefile.am
index af96bb19..ba1ab000 100644
--- a/alliance/src/scapin/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/scapin/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 install-data-local:
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/sxlib.scapin @ALLIANCE_TOP@/etc/sxlib.scapin
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir) 
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/sxlib.scapin $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sxlib.scapin
diff --git a/alliance/src/xfsm/etc/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/xfsm/etc/Makefile.am
index 39a1e041..43540828 100644
--- a/alliance/src/xfsm/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/xfsm/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 install-data-local:
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/xfsm.par @ALLIANCE_TOP@/etc/xfsm.par
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir) 
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/xfsm.par $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/xfsm.par
diff --git a/alliance/src/xpat/etc/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/xpat/etc/Makefile.am
index 04919630..1420eeb0 100644
--- a/alliance/src/xpat/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/xpat/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 install-data-local:
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/xpat.par @ALLIANCE_TOP@/etc/xpat.par
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir) 
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/xpat.par $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/xpat.par
diff --git a/alliance/src/xsch/etc/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/xsch/etc/Makefile.am
index b77d83e1..47af78a1 100644
--- a/alliance/src/xsch/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/xsch/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 install-data-local:
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/xsch.par @ALLIANCE_TOP@/etc/xsch.par
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir) 
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/xsch.par $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/xsch.par
diff --git a/alliance/src/xvpn/etc/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/xvpn/etc/Makefile.am
index 1823191d..e99eebd6 100644
--- a/alliance/src/xvpn/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/xvpn/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 install-data-local:
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/xvpn.par @ALLIANCE_TOP@/etc/xvpn.par
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir) 
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/xvpn.par $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/xvpn.par