--- /dev/null
+Index: ament_cmake_python/cmake/ament_python_install_module.cmake
+===================================================================
+--- ament_cmake_python.orig/cmake/ament_python_install_module.cmake
++++ ament_cmake_python/cmake/ament_python_install_module.cmake
+@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function(_ament_cmake_python_install_mod
+ "execute_process(
+ COMMAND
+ \"${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}\" \"-m\" \"compileall\"
+- \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${destination}/${module_file}\"
++ \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${destination}/${module_file}\"
+ )"
+ )
+ endif()
+Index: ament_cmake_python/cmake/ament_python_install_package.cmake
+===================================================================
+--- ament_cmake_python.orig/cmake/ament_python_install_package.cmake
++++ ament_cmake_python/cmake/ament_python_install_package.cmake
+@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function(_ament_cmake_python_install_pac
+ "execute_process(
+ COMMAND
+ \"${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}\" \"-m\" \"compileall\"
+- \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR}/${package_name}\"
++ \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR}/${package_name}\"
+ )"
+ )
+ endif()