diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 047da1515..f3a559523 100755
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ script: |
 
   # Create the release tarball using (arbitrarily) the first host
   ./autogen.sh
-  ./configure --prefix=${BASEPREFIX}/`echo "${HOSTS}" | awk '{print $1;}'`
+  CONFIG_SITE=${BASEPREFIX}/`echo "${HOSTS}" | awk '{print $1;}'`/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/
   make dist
   SOURCEDIST=`echo dash-*.tar.gz`
   DISTNAME=`echo ${SOURCEDIST} | sed 's/.tar.*//'`
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${INSTALLPATH}
     tar --strip-components=1 -xf ../$SOURCEDIST
 
-    ./configure --prefix=${BASEPREFIX}/${i} --bindir=${INSTALLPATH}/bin --includedir=${INSTALLPATH}/include --libdir=${INSTALLPATH}/lib --disable-ccache --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking ${CONFIGFLAGS}
+    CONFIG_SITE=${BASEPREFIX}/${i}/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/ --disable-ccache --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking ${CONFIGFLAGS}
     make ${MAKEOPTS}
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C src check-security
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C src check-symbols
-    make install-strip
+    make install-strip DESTDIR=${INSTALLPATH}
     cd installed
     find . -name "lib*.la" -delete
     find . -name "lib*.a" -delete
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
index 54597a709..22c1abf2d 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ script: |
 
   # Create the release tarball using (arbitrarily) the first host
   ./autogen.sh
-  ./configure --prefix=${BASEPREFIX}/`echo "${HOSTS}" | awk '{print $1;}'`
+  CONFIG_SITE=${BASEPREFIX}/`echo "${HOSTS}" | awk '{print $1;}'`/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/
   make dist
   SOURCEDIST=`echo dash-*.tar.gz`
   DISTNAME=`echo ${SOURCEDIST} | sed 's/.tar.*//'`
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${INSTALLPATH}
     tar --strip-components=1 -xf ../$SOURCEDIST
 
-    ./configure --prefix=${BASEPREFIX}/${i} --bindir=${INSTALLPATH}/bin --includedir=${INSTALLPATH}/include --libdir=${INSTALLPATH}/lib --disable-ccache --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking ${CONFIGFLAGS}
+    CONFIG_SITE=${BASEPREFIX}/${i}/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/ --disable-ccache --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking ${CONFIGFLAGS}
     make ${MAKEOPTS}
-    make install-strip
+    make install-strip DESTDIR=${INSTALLPATH}
 
     make deploydir
     mkdir -p unsigned-app-${i}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index 22c614e3d..61fad98a3 100755
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ script: |
 
   # Create the release tarball using (arbitrarily) the first host
   ./autogen.sh
-  ./configure --prefix=${BASEPREFIX}/`echo "${HOSTS}" | awk '{print $1;}'`
+  CONFIG_SITE=${BASEPREFIX}/`echo "${HOSTS}" | awk '{print $1;}'`/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/
   make dist
   SOURCEDIST=`echo dash-*.tar.gz`
   DISTNAME=`echo ${SOURCEDIST} | sed 's/.tar.*//'`
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${INSTALLPATH}
     tar --strip-components=1 -xf ../$SOURCEDIST
 
-    ./configure --prefix=${BASEPREFIX}/${i} --bindir=${INSTALLPATH}/bin --includedir=${INSTALLPATH}/include --libdir=${INSTALLPATH}/lib --disable-ccache --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking ${CONFIGFLAGS}
+    CONFIG_SITE=${BASEPREFIX}/${i}/share/config.site ./configure --prefix=/ --disable-ccache --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-dependency-tracking ${CONFIGFLAGS}
     make ${MAKEOPTS}
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C src check-security
     make deploy
-    make install-strip
+    make install-strip DESTDIR=${INSTALLPATH}
     cp -f dash-*setup*.exe $OUTDIR/
     cd installed
     mv ${DISTNAME}/bin/*.dll ${DISTNAME}/lib/