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

index 54f5c23..ee85c23 100644

--- a/bindings/Makefile.am

+++ b/bindings/Makefile.am

@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ install-data-local:

                 && $(MAKE) install ) \

            || true

 	$(AM_V_GEN)test -f ${builddir}/ruby/Makefile \

-           && ( cd ${builddir}/ruby \

-                && $(MAKE) EPREFIX=$(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix) $(RUBY_MAKE_OPTIONS) install ) \

+           && ( $(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/ruby/vendor_ruby && cd ${builddir}/ruby \

+                && $(MAKE) EPREFIX=$(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix) $(RUBY_MAKE_OPTIONS) \

+                hdrdir="$(includedir)" rubyhdrdir="$(includedir)" includedir="$(includedir)" install ) \

            || true

 	$(AM_V_GEN)test -d ${builddir}/python/build \

            && ( cd ${builddir}/python \

@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ ruby:

              EPREFIX=$(exec_prefix) \

              ABS_TOP_SRCDIR=${abs_top_srcdir} \

              ABS_TOP_BUILDDIR=${abs_top_builddir} \

-             $(RUBY_MAKE_OPTIONS) RUBYARCHDIR= )

+             $(RUBY_MAKE_OPTIONS) hdrdir="$(includedir)" \

+             rubyhdrdir="$(includedir)" includedir="$(includedir)" RUBYARCHDIR= )

 # rules for building the python module

 python: