diff -ru python-2.5.2.orig/Makefile.pre.in python-2.5.2/Makefile.pre.in
--- python-2.5.2.orig/Makefile.pre.in	2007-12-05 15:43:57.000000000 -0500
+++ python-2.5.2/Makefile.pre.in	2008-03-04 10:50:09.177925100 -0500
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
 	   	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
 		--install-platlib=$(DESTSHARED) \
-		--root=/$(DESTDIR)
+		--root=$(DESTDIR)
 
 # Here are a couple of targets for MacOSX again, to install a full
 # framework-based Python. frameworkinstall installs everything, the
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@
 	./$(BUILDPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/setup.py install \
 	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 	--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
-	--root=/$(DESTDIR)
+	--root=$(DESTDIR)
 
 # Build the toplevel Makefile
 Makefile.pre: Makefile.pre.in config.status