Do not try to create $localstatedir (aka. /var) since we don't have write access. --- findutils-4.4.2/locate/Makefile.in 2015-06-04 12:40:52.690935795 +0200 +++ findutils-4.4.2/locate/Makefile.in 2015-06-04 12:41:32.087286685 +0200 @@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ updatedb: updatedb.sh Makefile chmod +x $@ install-data-hook: - $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir) + true dblocation.texi: Makefile echo '@set LOCATE_DB $(LOCATE_DB)' > $@