diff --git a/cmd/dist/main.go b/cmd/dist/main.go
index 82247dd9..74821451 100644
--- a/cmd/dist/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dist/main.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	verbose := os.Getenv("VERBOSE") != ""
 	runTests := os.Getenv("HAKUREI_DIST_MAKE") == ""
 	version = getenv("HAKUREI_VERSION", strings.TrimSpace(version))
-	prefix := getenv("PREFIX", "/usr")
+	prefix := getenv("PREFIX", "/usr/local")
 	destdir := getenv("DESTDIR", "dist")
 
 	if verbose {