diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
index 51880e8467b3..e48ef07156c1 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
+CC		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+BUILD_OUTPUT	:= $(PWD)
+PREFIX		:= /usr
+DESTDIR		:=
+
 turbostat : turbostat.c
 CFLAGS +=	-Wall
 CFLAGS +=	-I../../../../arch/x86/include/
 
-clean :
-	rm -f turbostat
+%: %.c
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_OUTPUT)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/$@
 
-install :
-	install turbostat /usr/bin/turbostat
-	install turbostat.8 /usr/share/man/man8
+.PHONY : clean
+clean :
+	@rm -f $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/turbostat
+
+install : turbostat
+	install -d  $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	install $(BUILD_OUTPUT)/turbostat $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/turbostat
+	install -d  $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man8
+	install turbostat.8 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man8