diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad06a95..7cd1cc9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ shared: $(OBJ_SHARED)
 	$(CC) -shared -o libztd.so $^
 
 install: all
-	mv libztd.a libztd.so /usr/local/lib
-	cp -r include /usr/local/include/ztd
+	mv libztd.a libztd.so /usr/lib
+	cp -r include /usr/include/ztd
 
 uninstall:
-	rm /usr/local/lib/libztd.*
-	rm -rd /usr/local/include/ztd
+	rm /usr/lib/libztd.*
+	rm -rd /usr/include/ztd
 
 clean:
 	rm $(ODIR)/*.o $(ODIR_SHARED)/*.o
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 768b362..cf2c97e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ Use ``doxygen`` to generate HTML documentation files
 ## Installing
 
 ``sudo make install``  
-Moves ``libztd.a`` and ``libztd.so`` to ``/usr/local/lib``  
-Copies headers to ``/usr/local/include/ztd``
+Moves ``libztd.a`` and ``libztd.so`` to ``/usr/lib``  
+Copies headers to ``/usr/include/ztd``