diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 0a11f89af..42fb99c0f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ override_dh_auto_test:
 	@echo "tests are disabled"
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
-	make install
+	make install_libhermit
 	
 	# delete unneded files that would cause conflicts
 	rm -rf `-pwd`/debian/libhermit/opt/hermit/share/info/dir
diff --git a/usr/ircce/Makefile b/usr/ircce/Makefile.in
similarity index 72%
rename from usr/ircce/Makefile
rename to usr/ircce/Makefile.in
index 94abecf44..970aac0d7 100644
--- a/usr/ircce/Makefile
+++ b/usr/ircce/Makefile.in
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ C_source =  $(wildcard *.c)
 NAME = libircce.a
 OBJS = $(C_source:.c=.o)
 
+prefix = @prefix@
+INSTALL = @INSTALL@
+INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
+INSTALL_SCRIPT = @INSTALL_SCRIPT@
+INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
+
 #
 # Prettify output
 V = 0
@@ -27,8 +33,8 @@ $(NAME): $(OBJS)
 	$Q$(AR_FOR_TARGET) $(ARFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) $@ $(OBJS)
 
 install:
-	$Q$(CP) $(NAME) $(PREFIX)/$(CROSSPREFIX)/lib
-	$Q$(CP) *.h $(PREFIX)/$(CROSSPREFIX)/include
+	$Q$(INSTALL_DATA) $(NAME) $(prefix)/$(CROSSPREFIX)/lib
+	$Q$(INSTALL_DATA) *.h $(prefix/$(CROSSPREFIX)/include
 	
 clean:
 	@echo Cleaning examples