diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 411f9647..3549c3ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -396,9 +396,9 @@ install-base: all
 install: install-base
 ifneq "$(IMAGE_FILES)" ""
 	echo "Generating images"
-	-LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH)" CHIBI_MODULE_PATH="$(MODDIR):$(BINMODDIR)" chroot $(DESTDIR)/. $(BINDIR)/chibi-scheme$(EXE) -mchibi.repl -d $(MODDIR)/chibi.img
-	-LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH)" CHIBI_MODULE_PATH="$(MODDIR):$(BINMODDIR)" chroot $(DESTDIR)/. $(BINDIR)/chibi-scheme$(EXE) -xscheme.red -mchibi.repl -d $(MODDIR)/red.img
-	-LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH)" CHIBI_MODULE_PATH="$(MODDIR):$(BINMODDIR)" chroot $(DESTDIR)/. $(BINDIR)/chibi-scheme$(EXE) -mchibi.snow.commands -mchibi.snow.interface -mchibi.snow.package -mchibi.snow.utils -d $(DESTDIR)$(MODDIR)/snow.img
+	-[ -z "$(DESTDIR)" ] && LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH)" CHIBI_MODULE_PATH="$(MODDIR):$(BINMODDIR)" $(BINDIR)/chibi-scheme$(EXE) -mchibi.repl -d $(MODDIR)/chibi.img
+	-[ -z "$(DESTDIR)" ] && LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH)" CHIBI_MODULE_PATH="$(MODDIR):$(BINMODDIR)" $(BINDIR)/chibi-scheme$(EXE) -xscheme.red -mchibi.repl -d $(MODDIR)/red.img
+	-[ -z "$(DESTDIR)" ] && LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH)" CHIBI_MODULE_PATH="$(MODDIR):$(BINMODDIR)" $(BINDIR)/chibi-scheme$(EXE) -mchibi.snow.commands -mchibi.snow.interface -mchibi.snow.package -mchibi.snow.utils -d $(DESTDIR)$(MODDIR)/snow.img
 endif
 
 uninstall: