diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 60a19ef..1797f69 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@
 if test "`(uname) 2>/dev/null`" = Darwin; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 
+  dnl Default install directory is not /usr/local
+  if test x$prefix = xNONE; then
+    prefix=/Applications
+  fi
+
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(--disable-darwin argument)
   AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin,
 	  [  --disable-darwin        Disable Darwin (Mac OS X) support.],