--- configure.orig	2017-12-02 16:03:25 UTC
+++ configure
@@ -21976,7 +21976,7 @@ if test "$utmp" = "yes" -a "$pty_helper"
 	if test "$has_utmp" ; then
 		INSTALL_OPT="-m 2755 -g utmp"
 	else
-		INSTALL_OPT="-m 4755 -o root"
+		INSTALL_OPT="-m 4755"
 	fi
 else
 	INSTALL_OPT="-m 755"
@@ -22202,6 +22202,7 @@ $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 fi
 	fi
 	if test "$have_vte" = "yes" ; then
+		MAKE_DIRS="gtk ${MAKE_DIRS}"
 		OUTPUT_FILES="gtk/Makefile ${OUTPUT_FILES}"
 
 	fi
