diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-0.6.bep b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-0.6.bep
index e3d1d594e..6c6708db4 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-0.6.bep
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-0.6.bep
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ BUILD {
 
 INSTALL {
 	cd setuptools-0.6c11
-	python setup.py install --root=${DESTDIR}
-
+	if [ -n "${DESTDIR}" ];then
+		python setup.py install --root=${DESTDIR}
+	else
+		python setup.py install
+	fi
 }
 
 LICENSE="Python"