Index: Makefile.in
--- Makefile.in.orig
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -304,15 +304,15 @@ sphinx-min.conf.dist: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(
 	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $@
 install-sysconfDATA: $(sysconf_DATA)
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
-	test -z "$(sysconfdir)" || $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)"
+	test -z "$(datadir)/examples/sphinx" || $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/examples/sphinx"
 	@list='$(sysconf_DATA)'; test -n "$(sysconfdir)" || list=; \
 	for p in $$list; do \
 	  if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
 	  echo "$$d$$p"; \
 	done | $(am__base_list) | \
 	while read files; do \
-	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)'"; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)" || exit $$?; \
+	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/examples/sphinx/'"; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/examples/sphinx/" || exit $$?; \
 	done
 
 uninstall-sysconfDATA: