diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 164ed0c..db76a7b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ install-python%:
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_clean -k 
 	dh_installdirs
-	./configure --prefix ${CURDIR}/debian/fluents/usr
-	sed -i 's:${CURDIR}/debian/fluents::' fluents/paths.py
+	./configure --root ${CURDIR}/debian/fluents/ --prefix /usr
 	make install
 #	python$* setup.py install --root=$(CURDIR)/debian/fluents --install-data=/usr/share/fluents