diff --git a/scripts/meson-install-web.py b/scripts/meson-install-web.py
index a03f8523cd..086d465ae4 100755
--- a/scripts/meson-install-web.py
+++ b/scripts/meson-install-web.py
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import sys
 
+destdir = os.environ.get('DESTDIR', os.sep)
+
 for desc in sys.argv[1:]:
     inst = desc.split(':')
-    os.makedirs(inst[1], exist_ok=True)
-    shutil.copy(inst[0], inst[1])
+    src = inst[0]
+    dst = os.path.join(destdir, inst[1].strip(os.sep))
+    os.makedirs(dst, exist_ok=True)
+    shutil.copy(src, dst)