diff --git a/dev-util/mercurial/mercurial-1.5.bep b/dev-util/mercurial/mercurial-1.5.bep
index 1e64863de..3f1e98d01 100644
--- a/dev-util/mercurial/mercurial-1.5.bep
+++ b/dev-util/mercurial/mercurial-1.5.bep
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ BUILD {
 
 INSTALL {
 	cd mercurial-1.5
-	([[ -n $DESTDIR ]] && python setup.py  install --root="$DESTDIR" --prefix="/boot/common" --force \
-	|| python setup.py install --prefix="/boot/common" --force)
+	if [ -n ${DESTDIR} ];then
+		python setup.py install --root="${DESTDIR}" --prefix="/boot/common" --force
+	else
+		python setup.py install --prefix="/boot/common" --force
+	fi
 }
diff --git a/sys-apps/less/less-436.bep b/sys-apps/less/less-436.bep
index 9ac1eab6f..808eee3d6 100644
--- a/sys-apps/less/less-436.bep
+++ b/sys-apps/less/less-436.bep
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ BUILD {
 
 INSTALL {
 	cd less-436
-	make install
+	if [ -n "${DESTDIR}" ];then
+		make install DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}"
+	else
+		make install
+	fi
 }