diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 376f9e8..5b43ca1 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Generated by configure
 
-BUILDROOT=
+BUILDROOT ?=
 export MSCHED_HOME=${BUILDROOT}@SPOOLDIR@
 export INST_DIR=${BUILDROOT}@prefix@
 export DAEMONDEF=@DAEMONDEF@