diff --git a/contrib/fb303/py/Makefile.am b/contrib/fb303/py/Makefile.am
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+DESTDIR ?= /
+EXTRA_DIST = setup.py src
+
+all:
+
+all-local:
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py build
+
+# We're ignoring prefix here because site-packages seems to be
+# the equivalent of /usr/local/lib in Python land.
+# Old version (can't put inline because it's not portable).
+#$(PYTHON) setup.py install --prefix=$(prefix) --root=$(DESTDIR) $(PYTHON_SETUPUTIL_ARGS)
+install-exec-hook:
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py install --root=$(DESTDIR) --prefix=$(PY_PREFIX) $(PYTHON_SETUPUTIL_ARGS)
+
+
+
+clean:	clean-local
+
+clean-local:
+	$(RM) -r build
+
+check-local: all