diff --git a/julia.be0 b/julia.be0
index 77544e1fa..2b8b98c28 100755
--- a/julia.be0
+++ b/julia.be0
@@ -58,11 +58,16 @@ SRCURL[0]="https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/releases/download/v${PKGVERSION}/j
 #}
 
 mee_build() {
-    bee_build MARCH=x86-64
+    #
+    # Can't use bee_build here, because julias build system uses DOCDIR for
+    # own purpose.
+    # julias Makefile wants prefix lower case
+    #
+    start_cmd make ${BEE_MAKEFLAGS} prefix="${PREFIX}" MARCH=x86-64
 }
 
 mee_install() {
-    bee_install MARCH=x86-64 prefix="${PREFIX}" sysconfdir="${SYSCONFDIR}"
+    start_cmd make ${BEE_MAKEFLAGS} install prefix="${PREFIX}" DESTDIR=${D} MARCH=x86-64
 }
 # by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'