diff --git a/debian/tools/Makefile.in b/debian/tools/Makefile.in
index b6229446..226839c8 100644
--- a/debian/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/debian/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PATCHLIST :=	{patchlist}
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(PATCHLIST)
-	cat *.ok | sort | $(CURDIR)/../debian/tools/patchlist.sh | $(PATCH)
+	cat *.ok | sort | $(CURDIR)/../debian/tools/patchlist.sh | (cd $(DESTDIR) && $(PATCH))
 	cd $(DESTDIR) && autoreconf -f
 	cd $(DESTDIR) && ./tools/make_requests
 
diff --git a/patches/Makefile b/patches/Makefile
index be098889..24aa1d6f 100644
--- a/patches/Makefile
+++ b/patches/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ PATCHLIST :=	Miscellaneous.ok \
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(PATCHLIST)
-	cat *.ok | sort | $(CURDIR)/../debian/tools/patchlist.sh | $(PATCH)
+	cat *.ok | sort | $(CURDIR)/../debian/tools/patchlist.sh | (cd $(DESTDIR) && $(PATCH))
 	cd $(DESTDIR) && autoreconf -f
 	cd $(DESTDIR) && ./tools/make_requests