diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2281eb..42d6279 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ VCSVERSION := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 SOURCE := $(shell find src/ -name '*.c')
 INCLUDES := $(shell find include/ -name '*.h')
 
+# install destination directory
+DESTDIR ?= /usr/local
+
 # --- END OF CONFIG -----------------------------------------------------
 
 OBJ1=$(patsubst %.c, %.o, $(SOURCE))
@@ -77,3 +80,5 @@ clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGETFILE)
 	rm -f $(OBJ)
 
+install: all
+	install -m 755 $(TARGETFILE) $(DESTDIR)/bin/