diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index cd8c8ba..b11beea 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ ln -sf Makefile.config.${SYSTYPE} Makefile.config
 cp Makefile.in Makefile
 make all_depend
 make all
-DISTDIR=${DISTDIR} make install
+make install
 cd ${WORLD_ROOT}
 
diff --git a/prospero/Makefile.config.aix-2 b/prospero/Makefile.config.aix-2
index 302faeb..1b0872f 100755
--- a/prospero/Makefile.config.aix-2
+++ b/prospero/Makefile.config.aix-2
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ OPTIONAL_LIB_SUBDIRS = lib/psrv/wais_gw lib/psrv/gopher_gw
 
 # These options are used only by 'make install' and 'make installbinaries'
 
-DISTDIR =
+# DISTDIR =
 
 #### TOPDIR
 # The top of the Prospero data files.  You will only use this if you're
diff --git a/prospero/Makefile.config.dist b/prospero/Makefile.config.dist
index b1adc25..9b372ce 100755
--- a/prospero/Makefile.config.dist
+++ b/prospero/Makefile.config.dist
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ OPTIONAL_LIB_SUBDIRS =
 
 # These options are used only by 'make install' and 'make installbinaries'
 
-DISTDIR =
+# DISTDIR =
 
 #### TOPDIR
 # The top of the Prospero data files.  You will only use this if you're
diff --git a/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-4.1.3 b/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-4.1.3
index 06fe0aa..40c16c4 100755
--- a/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-4.1.3
+++ b/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-4.1.3
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ COMPILER_PREPENDS_C_SYMBOLS_WITH_UNDERSCORE=_
 
 # These options are used only by 'make install' and 'make installbinaries'
 
-DISTDIR =
+# DISTDIR =
 
 #### TOPDIR
 # The top of the Prospero data files.  You will only use this if you're
diff --git a/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-4.1.3_u1 b/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-4.1.3_u1
index 6516efc..2f07d06 100755
--- a/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-4.1.3_u1
+++ b/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-4.1.3_u1
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ OPTIONAL_LIB_SUBDIRS = lib/psrv/wais_gw lib/pcompat lib/psrv/gopher_gw
 
 # These options are used only by 'make install' and 'make installbinaries'
 
-DISTDIR =
+# DISTDIR =
 
 #### TOPDIR
 # The top of the Prospero data files.  You will only use this if you're
diff --git a/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-5.3 b/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-5.3
index d5313f4..e1c6ceb 100755
--- a/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-5.3
+++ b/prospero/Makefile.config.sunos-5.3
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ OPTIONAL_LIB_SUBDIRS = lib/psrv/wais_gw lib/psrv/gopher_gw
 
 # These options are used only by 'make install' and 'make installbinaries'
 
-DISTDIR =
+# DISTDIR =
 
 #### TOPDIR
 # The top of the Prospero data files.  You will only use this if you're