diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7f1e7fe..ffa491c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ dist:
 
 distcheck: dist
 	$(TAR) -xzvf $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz
-	(cd "$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)" && $(MAKE))
-	(cd "$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)" && $(MAKE) distclean)
+	$(MKDIR) -- $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/objdir
+	$(MKDIR) -- $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/destdir
+	(cd "$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)" && $(MAKE) OBJDIR="$$PWD/objdir/")
+	(cd "$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)" && $(MAKE) OBJDIR="$$PWD/objdir/" DESTDIR="$$PWD/destdir" install)
+	(cd "$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)" && $(MAKE) OBJDIR="$$PWD/objdir/" DESTDIR="$$PWD/destdir" uninstall)
+	(cd "$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)" && $(MAKE) OBJDIR="$$PWD/objdir/" distclean)
 	(cd "$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)" && $(MAKE) dist)
 	$(RM) -r -- $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)