diff --git a/spatialdata/Makefile.am b/spatialdata/Makefile.am
index 4a6714a..45cccd0 100644
--- a/spatialdata/Makefile.am
+++ b/spatialdata/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 install-exec-local:
 	echo $(top_srcdir)
-	$(PYTHON) -m pip install $(top_srcdir)
+	$(PYTHON) -m pip install --no-build-isolation --prefix=$(prefix) $(top_srcdir)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	__init__.py \