diff --git a/tools/pygrub/Makefile b/tools/pygrub/Makefile
index 48e982c075..0e30db481c 100644
--- a/tools/pygrub/Makefile
+++ b/tools/pygrub/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ build:
 
 .PHONY: install
 ifndef XEN_PYTHON_NATIVE_INSTALL
-install: LIBPATH=$(shell PYTHONPATH=../python/xen/util python -c "import auxbin; print auxbin.libpath()")
 install: all
-	CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" python setup.py install --home="$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)" --prefix="" --install-lib="$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/python"
+	CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" python setup.py install --root="$(DESTDIR)" --home="$(PREFIX)" --prefix="" --force
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)/var/run/xend/boot
 else
 install: all
diff --git a/tools/python/Makefile b/tools/python/Makefile
index 249bf634e7..700640645b 100644
--- a/tools/python/Makefile
+++ b/tools/python/Makefile
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ refresh-po: $(POTFILE)
 
 .PHONY: install
 ifndef XEN_PYTHON_NATIVE_INSTALL
-install: LIBPATH=$(shell PYTHONPATH=xen/util python -c "import auxbin; print auxbin.libpath()")
 install: install-messages install-dtd
-	CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" python setup.py install --home="$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)" --prefix="" --force --install-lib="$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/python"
+	CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" python setup.py install --root="$(DESTDIR)" --home="$(PREFIX)" --prefix="" --force
 else
 install: install-messages install-dtd
 	CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" python setup.py install --root="$(DESTDIR)" --force