diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 033d775..42b05ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -std=c99 -O2
-PREFIX = /usr/local
+PREFIX = $(HOME)/.local
 
 ambientd: ambientd.c