diff --git a/app-misc/figlet/figlet-222.recipe b/app-misc/figlet/figlet-222.recipe
index 637863f16..1d32a5af5 100644
--- a/app-misc/figlet/figlet-222.recipe
+++ b/app-misc/figlet/figlet-222.recipe
@@ -33,20 +33,18 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
     cmd:gcc
     cmd:make
     "
-
+MAN=$manDir/man6
+FONTS=$dataDir/figlet/fonts
 BUILD()
 {
-    MAN=$manDir/man6
-    FONTS=$dataDir/figlet/fonts
-    DEST=$binDir
-    mkdir -p  ${MAN} ${FONTS}
-    make MAN=${MAN} FONTS=${FONTS}
+    mkdir -p $binDir ${MAN} ${FONTS}
+    make DESTDIR=$binDir MANDIR=${MAN} DEFAULTFONTDIR=${FONTS}
 }
 
 INSTALL()
 {
-    make install MAN=${MAN} FONTS=${FONTS}
-    chmod 755 $binDir/showfigfonts
-    chmod 755 $binDir/figlist
-    chmod 755 $binDir/chkfont
+    make install DESTDIR=$binDir MANDIR=${MAN} DEFAULTFONTDIR=${FONTS}
+    chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/chkfont
+    chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/figlist
+    chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/showfigfonts   
 }