diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index b165bf8655..af9c8eb2e3 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-08-19  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* Makefile.in (install-python): Add DESTDIR.
+
 2010-08-19  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
 
 	PR exp/11926
diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index 36d12f7e2f..f07bc8b82f 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ install-tui:
 			$(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/$$transformed_name.1
 
 install-python:
-	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs $(GDB_DATADIR)/python/gdb
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(GDB_DATADIR)/python/gdb
 
 uninstall: force $(CONFIG_UNINSTALL)
 	transformed_name=`t='$(program_transform_name)'; \