diff --git a/make/cfg_dev.mk b/make/cfg_dev.mk
index f8fdb947..45f7bb69 100644
--- a/make/cfg_dev.mk
+++ b/make/cfg_dev.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ PROFILE_DIR      = $(HOME)/.profile.d
 ROOTOWNER        = $(shell id -un)
 ROOTGROUP        = $(shell id -gn)
 
+# -- overrides
+INSTALL_BINDIR   = $(HOME)/local/bin
+
 # -- debugging options
 
 # for using the dbmalloc lib, before you will need to do: