--- src/Makefile.in.orig	2003-05-18 17:26:44 UTC
+++ src/Makefile.in
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ crc.h: mkcrc.c
 
 # Prepare a place for newsx in the news spool: 
 install-exec-local:
-	if test ! -d ${INHOSTS} ; then \
+	if test ! -d ${DESTDIR}${INHOSTS} ; then \
 	    if test -d ${SPOOL}/in.hosts ; then \
 		echo The default location has changed, so we move ;\
 		echo the directory ${SPOOL}/in.hosts to ${INHOSTS} ;\
@@ -541,8 +541,7 @@ install-exec-local:
 	    else \
 		echo Creating directory ${INHOSTS} ;\
 		umask @INN_NEWSUMASK@ ;\
-		mkdir ${INHOSTS} ;\
-		chown ${NEWSUSER} ${INHOSTS} ;\
+		mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${INHOSTS} ;\
 	    fi ;\
 	fi
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
