diff --git a/dev-util/scons/scons-1.0.1-python2.5.bep b/dev-util/scons/scons-1.0.1-python2.5.bep
index 0847da24c..614e99366 100644
--- a/dev-util/scons/scons-1.0.1-python2.5.bep
+++ b/dev-util/scons/scons-1.0.1-python2.5.bep
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ BUILD {
 
 INSTALL {
 	cd scons-1.0.1
-	python2.5 setup.py install --symlink-scons --standard-lib
+	if [ -n ${DESTDIR} ];then
+		python2.5 setup.py install --root="${DESTDIR}" --prefix="/boot/common" --symlink-scons --standard-lib
+	else
+		python2.5 setup.py install --prefix="/boot/common" --symlink-scons --standard-lib
+	fi
 }
diff --git a/dev-util/scons/scons-1.0.1.bep b/dev-util/scons/scons-1.0.1.bep
index 24359f35e..bd5590e6b 100644
--- a/dev-util/scons/scons-1.0.1.bep
+++ b/dev-util/scons/scons-1.0.1.bep
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ BUILD {
 
 INSTALL {
 	cd scons-1.0.1
-	python setup.py install --symlink-scons --standard-lib
+	if [ -n ${DESTDIR} ];then
+		python setup.py install --root="${DESTDIR}" --prefix="/boot/common" --symlink-scons --standard-lib
+	else
+		python setup.py install --prefix="/boot/common" --symlink-scons --standard-lib
+	fi
 }