diff --git a/deb.mk b/deb.mk
index 153664900..eac734a1e 100644
--- a/deb.mk
+++ b/deb.mk
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ deb-dokku: deb-setup
 	mkdir -p /tmp/tmp /tmp/build
 
 	cp -r debian /tmp/build/DEBIAN
-	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/local/bin
+	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/bin
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/core-plugins/available
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/man/man1
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/dokku/contrib
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/doc/dokku
 
-	cp dokku /tmp/build/usr/local/bin
+	cp dokku /tmp/build/usr/bin
 	cp LICENSE /tmp/build/usr/share/doc/dokku/copyright
 	find . -name ".DS_Store" -depth -exec rm {} \;
 	cp -r plugins/* /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/core-plugins/available