diff --git a/bindings/Makefile.am b/bindings/Makefile.am

index c4fdc10..247fe58 100644

--- a/bindings/Makefile.am

+++ b/bindings/Makefile.am

@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ all-local:  @COMP_PERL@ @COMP_RUBY@ @COMP_PYTHON@

 install-data-local:

 	$(AM_V_GEN)test -f perl-piped/Makefile && cd perl-piped && $(MAKE) install || true

 	$(AM_V_GEN)test -f perl-shared/Makefile && cd perl-shared && $(MAKE) install || true

-	$(AM_V_GEN)test -f ruby/Makefile && cd ruby && $(MAKE) EPREFIX=$(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix) $(RUBY_MAKE_OPTIONS) install || true

+	$(AM_V_GEN)test -f ruby/Makefile && $(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/ruby/vendor_ruby && cd ruby && $(MAKE) EPREFIX=$(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix) $(RUBY_MAKE_OPTIONS) hdrdir="$(includedir)" rubyhdrdir="$(includedir)" includedir="$(includedir)" install || true

 	$(AM_V_GEN)test -d python/build && cd python && env BUILDLIBDIR=../../src/.libs $(PYTHON) setup.py install --skip-build --prefix=$(DESTDIR)$(prefix) --exec-prefix=$(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix) || true

 # rules for building the ruby module

-# RUBYARCHDIR= is to work around in a makefile quirk not sure 

-# it is is the right thing todo, but it makes rrdtool build on freebsd as well

 ruby:   Makefile

-	cd ruby && $(RUBY) extconf.rb && $(MAKE) EPREFIX=$(exec_prefix) $(RUBY_MAKE_OPTIONS) RUBYARCHDIR=

+	cd ruby && $(RUBY) extconf.rb && $(MAKE) EPREFIX=$(exec_prefix) $(RUBY_MAKE_OPTIONS) hdrdir="$(includedir)" rubyhdrdir="$(includedir)" includedir="$(includedir)"

 # rules for building the pyton module

 python: Makefile