diff --git a/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.0.bep b/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.0.bep
index a6a261ffa..0f3345534 100644
--- a/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.0.bep
+++ b/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.0.bep
@@ -13,5 +13,10 @@ BUILD {
 
 INSTALL {
 	cd openssl-1.0.0
-	make install
+	if [ -n "${DESTDIR}" ];then
+		make install INSTALL_PREFIX="${DESTDIR}"
+	else
+		make install
+	fi
+	
 }