diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c2e2715..4fe977f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) lowdown.pc $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) lowdown $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) lowdown-diff $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_LIB) liblowdown.a $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) lowdown.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)
 	for f in $(MANS) ; do \
 		name=`basename $$f .html` ; \
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d1c16ab..941f185 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ LDADD_STATIC=
 CPPFLAGS=
 LDFLAGS=
 DESTDIR=
-PREFIX="/usr/local"
+PREFIX="/usr"
 BINDIR=
 SBINDIR=
 INCLUDEDIR=
 LIBDIR=
-MANDIR=
+MANDIR="/usr/share/man"
 SHAREDIR=
 INSTALL="install"
 INSTALL_PROGRAM=