diff --git a/module/Makefile.in b/module/Makefile.in
index 05c673231c..b15ab91097 100644
--- a/module/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include Kbuild
 
 INSTALL_MOD_DIR ?= extra
+INSTALL_MOD_PATH ?= $(DESTDIR)
 
 SUBDIR_TARGETS = icp lua zstd
 
@@ -81,15 +82,15 @@ clean: clean-@ac_system@
 modules_install-Linux:
 	@# Install the kernel modules
 	$(MAKE) -C @LINUX_OBJ@ M=`pwd` modules_install \
-		INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) \
+		INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) \
 		INSTALL_MOD_DIR=$(INSTALL_MOD_DIR) \
 		KERNELRELEASE=@LINUX_VERSION@
 	@# Remove extraneous build products when packaging
-	kmoddir=$(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/@LINUX_VERSION@; \
+	kmoddir=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/@LINUX_VERSION@; \
 	if [ -n "$(DESTDIR)" ]; then \
 		find $$kmoddir -name 'modules.*' | xargs $(RM); \
 	fi
-	sysmap=$(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/boot/System.map-@LINUX_VERSION@; \
+	sysmap=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/boot/System.map-@LINUX_VERSION@; \
 	if [ -f $$sysmap ]; then \
 		depmod -ae -F $$sysmap @LINUX_VERSION@; \
 	fi
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ modules_install: modules_install-@ac_system@
 
 modules_uninstall-Linux:
 	@# Uninstall the kernel modules
-	kmoddir=$(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/@LINUX_VERSION@; \
+	kmoddir=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/@LINUX_VERSION@; \
 	for objdir in $(ZFS_MODULES); do \
 		$(RM) -R $$kmoddir/$(INSTALL_MOD_DIR)/$$objdir; \
 	done