diff --git a/gzip/Makefile b/gzip/Makefile
index 5511d40..3507ef4 100644
--- a/gzip/Makefile
+++ b/gzip/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ prepare:
 	git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/gzip.git/
 	cd gzip
 make:
+	./configure --prefix=$prefix/usr --host=$LFS_TGT
 	make CC="${CC:-cc} -static"
 install:
+	make DESTDIR=$LFS install
 	install -Dm755 pigz   "$1/usr/bin/pigz"
 	install -Dm755 unpigz "$1/usr/bin/unpigz"
 	install -Dm644 pigz.1 "$1/usr/share/man/man1/pigz.1"
diff --git a/openssl/Makefile b/openssl/Makefile
index ee7aa80..d828a45 100644
--- a/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/openssl/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ prepare:
 	git clone https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git
 	cd openssl
 make:
-	./config --prefix=/usr         \
-         --openssldir=/etc/ssl \
+	./config --prefix=$prefix/usr         \
+         --openssldir=$prefix/etc/ssl \
          --libdir=lib          \
          shared                \
          zlib-dynamic