diff --git a/grimblast/Makefile b/grimblast/Makefile
index 8087e5f..193ab9f 100644
--- a/grimblast/Makefile
+++ b/grimblast/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-PREFIX ?= /usr
-BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
-MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
+DESTDIR ?= /
+PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)usr/local
+EXEC_PREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)
+DATAROOTDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share
+BINDIR ?= $(EXEC_PREFIX)/bin
+MANDIR ?= $(DATAROOTDIR)/man
+MAN1DIR ?= $(MANDIR)/man1
 
 all: grimblast.1
 
@@ -8,5 +12,9 @@ grimblast.1: grimblast.1.scd
 	scdoc < $< > $@
 
 install: grimblast.1 grimblast
-	@install -v -D -m 0644 grimblast.1 --target-directory "$(MANDIR)/man1"
+	@install -v -D -m 0644 grimblast.1 --target-directory "$(MAN1DIR)"
 	@install -v -D -m 0755 grimblast --target-directory "$(BINDIR)"
+
+uninstall: grimblast.1 grimblast
+	rm "$(MAN1DIR)/grimblast.1"
+	rm "$(BINDIR)/grimblast"
diff --git a/hyprprop/Makefile b/hyprprop/Makefile
index f920031..054d309 100644
--- a/hyprprop/Makefile
+++ b/hyprprop/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-PREFIX ?= /usr
-BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
-MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
+DESTDIR ?= /
+PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)usr/local
+EXEC_PREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)
+DATAROOTDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share
+BINDIR ?= $(EXEC_PREFIX)/bin
+MANDIR ?= $(DATAROOTDIR)/man
+MAN1DIR ?= $(MANDIR)/man1
 
 all: hyprprop.1
 
@@ -8,5 +12,9 @@ hyprprop.1: hyprprop.1.scd
 	scdoc < $< > $@
 
 install: hyprprop.1 hyprprop
-	@install -v -D -m 0644 hyprprop.1 --target-directory "$(MANDIR)/man1"
+	@install -v -D -m 0644 hyprprop.1 --target-directory "$(MAN1DIR)"
 	@install -v -D -m 0755 hyprprop --target-directory "$(BINDIR)"
+
+uninstall: hyprprop.1 hyprprop
+	rm "$(MAN1DIR)/hyprprop.1"
+	rm "$(BINDIR)/hyprprop"
diff --git a/scratchpad/Makefile b/scratchpad/Makefile
index f45d3ab..2bbc1de 100644
--- a/scratchpad/Makefile
+++ b/scratchpad/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-PREFIX ?= /usr
-BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
+DESTDIR ?= /
+PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)usr/local
+EXEC_PREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)
+BINDIR ?= $(EXEC_PREFIX)/bin
 
 install: scratchpad
 	@install -v -D -m 0755 scratchpad --target-directory "$(BINDIR)"
diff --git a/shellevents/Makefile b/shellevents/Makefile
index 1a936ff..94b0223 100644
--- a/shellevents/Makefile
+++ b/shellevents/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-PREFIX ?= /usr
-BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
+DESTDIR ?= /
+PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)usr/local
+EXEC_PREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)
+BINDIR ?= $(EXEC_PREFIX)/bin
 
 install: shellevents shellevents_default.sh
 	@install -v -D -m 0755 shellevents shellevents_default.sh --target-directory "$(BINDIR)"
+
+uninstall: shellevents shellevents_default.sh
+	rm "$(BINDIR)/shellevents"
+	rm "$(BINDIR)/shellevents_default.sh"
diff --git a/try_swap_workspace/Makefile b/try_swap_workspace/Makefile
index 3eb7204..dbaf394 100644
--- a/try_swap_workspace/Makefile
+++ b/try_swap_workspace/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-PREFIX ?= /usr
-BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
+DESTDIR ?= /
+PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)usr/local
+EXEC_PREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)
+BINDIR ?= $(EXEC_PREFIX)/bin
 
 install: try_swap_workspace
 	@install -v -D -m 0755 try_swap_workspace --target-directory "$(BINDIR)"