diff --git a/common/build-style/scons.sh b/common/build-style/scons.sh
index 17527d7ac65..f87c0dcc530 100644
--- a/common/build-style/scons.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/scons.sh
@@ -9,18 +9,27 @@ do_build() {
 		CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" LINKFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
 		cxxflags="$CXXFLAGS" linkflags="$LDFLAGS" \
 		RANLIB="$RANLIB" ranlib="$RANLIB" \
-		prefix=/usr destdir=${DESTDIR} DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} \
+		prefix=/usr \
+		${scons_use_destdir:+DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}"} \
+		${scons_use_destdir:+destdir="${DESTDIR}"} \
 		${make_build_args} ${make_build_target}
 }
 do_install() {
 	: ${make_cmd:=scons}
 	: ${make_install_target:=install}
 
+	local _sandbox=
+
+	if [ -z "$scons_use_destdir" ]; then _sandbox=yes ; fi
+
 	${make_cmd} ${makejobs} CC=$CC CXX=$CXX CCFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
 		cc=$CC cxx=$CXX ccflags="$CFLAGS" \
 		CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" LINKFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
 		cxxflags="$CXXFLAGS" linkflags="$LDFLAGS" \
 		RANLIB="$RANLIB" ranlib="$RANLIB" \
-		prefix=/usr destdir=${DESTDIR} DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} \
+		prefix=/usr \
+		${scons_use_destdir:+DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}"} \
+		${scons_use_destdir:+destdir="${DESTDIR}"} \
+		${_sandbox:+--install-sandbox="${DESTDIR}"} \
 		${make_install_args} ${make_install_target}
 }