diff --git a/install-scripts/hyprlang.sh b/install-scripts/hyprlang.sh
index 90c51f4..05ec20f 100755
--- a/install-scripts/hyprlang.sh
+++ b/install-scripts/hyprlang.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fi
 printf "${INFO} Installing ${YELLOW}hyprlang $tag${RESET} ...\n"
 if git clone --recursive -b $tag https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprlang.git; then
     cd hyprlang || exit 1
-	cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -S . -B ./build
+	cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr/local -S . -B ./build
 	cmake --build ./build --config Release --target hyprlang -j`nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf _NPROCESSORS_CONF`
     if [ $DO_INSTALL -eq 1 ]; then
         if sudo cmake --install ./build 2>&1 | tee -a "$MLOG" ; then
diff --git a/install-scripts/hyprutils.sh b/install-scripts/hyprutils.sh
index 991fb2e..40425bc 100755
--- a/install-scripts/hyprutils.sh
+++ b/install-scripts/hyprutils.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fi
 
 if git clone -b $tag "https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprutils.git"; then
   cd "hyprutils" || exit 1
-  cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -S . -B ./build
+  cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr/local -S . -B ./build
   cmake --build ./build --config Release --target all -j`nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf _NPROCESSORS_CONF`
   if [ $DO_INSTALL -eq 1 ]; then
     if sudo cmake --install build 2>&1 | tee -a "$MLOG"; then